1. Noun
Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.
2. Noun
A valley, or small, shallow dell.
3. Adjective form
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
4. Adjective form
Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
5. Adjective form
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
6. Adjective form
Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
7. Adverb
Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
8. Noun
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
9. Adjective
Alt. of Slacken
10. Verb
Alt. of Slacken
11. Verb
become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
12. Noun
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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