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NOUN 6

  1. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

  2. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

    • “the team went into a slump”
    • “a gradual slack in output”
    • “a drop-off in attendance”
    • “a falloff in quality”
    Synonymsslumpdrop-offfallofffalling off

  3. a stretch of water without current or movement

    • “suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless”
    Synonymsslack water
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  1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

    Synonymsmirequagmirequagmorass

  2. the quality of being loose (not taut)

    • “he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope”
    Synonymsslackness

  3. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

    • “he took up the slack”

VERB 8

  1. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

  2. be inattentive to, or neglect

    • “He slacks his attention”

  3. release tension on

    • “slack the rope”
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  1. make less active or fast

    • “He slackened his pace as he got tired”
    • “Don't relax your efforts now”
    Synonymsslackenslack uprelax

  2. become slow or slower

    • “Production slowed”
    Synonymsslowslow downslow upslacken

  3. make less active or intense

    Synonymsslakeabate

  4. become less in amount or intensity

    • “The storm abated”
    • “The rain let up after a few hours”
    Synonymsabatelet upslack offdie away

  5. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

    • “slack lime”
    Synonymsslake

ADJECTIVE 3

  1. not tense or taut

    • “the old man's skin hung loose and grey”
    • “slack and wrinkled skin”
    • “slack sails”
    • “a slack rope”
    Synonymsloose

  2. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

    • “slack water”

  3. lacking in rigor or strictness

    • “such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable”
    • “lax in attending classes”
    • “slack in maintaining discipline”
    Synonymslax

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