Definitions
How to pronounce slack:
Slack - as a noun
Dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Example: "The team went into a slump"
A stretch of water without current or movement
Example: "Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
The quality of being loose (not taut)
Example: "He hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
A cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
Example: "He took up the slack"
Slack - as an adjective satellite
Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
Example: "Slack water"
Lacking in rigor or strictness
Example: "Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"
Slack - as a verb
Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
Be inattentive to, or neglect
Example: "He slacks his attention"
Release tension on
Example: "Slack the rope"
Make less active or fast
Example: "He slackened his pace as he got tired"
Become slow or slower
Example: "Production slowed"
Slack - as an adjective
(normally said of a rope) lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
Example: "A slack rope"
Weak; not holding fast.
Example: "A slack hand"
Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
Example: "Slack in duty or service"
Not active,successful, or violent.
Example: "Business is slack."
Excess; surplus to requirements.
Example: "The slack capacity of an oil pipeline"
Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
Slack - as an adverb
Slackly.
Example: "Slack dried hops"
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
SLACK has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.
SLACK has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 13.
SLACK has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.
