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Webster 1913 Edition
Slack
Slack
,Noun.
[Icel.
slakki
a slope on a mountain edge.] A valley, or small, shallow dell.
[Prov. Eng.]
Grose.
Slack
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Slacker
; sup
erl.
Slackest
.] [OE.
slak
, AS. sleac
; akin to OS. slak
, OHG. slah
, Prov. G. schlack
, Icel. slakr
, Sw. slak
; cf. Skr. sṛj
to let loose, to throw. Cf. Slake
.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended;
as, a
. slack
rope2.
Weak; not holding fast;
as, a
. slack
handMilton.
3.
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager;
as,
. slack
in duty or serviceThe Lord is not
slack
concerning his promise, as some men count slackness. 2 Pet. iii. 9.
4.
Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy;
“With slack pace.” as, business is
. slack
Chaucer.
C[GREEK]sar . . . about sunset, hoisting sail with a
slack
southwest, at midnight was becalmed. Milton.
Slack in stays
(Naut.)
, slow in going about, as a ship.
– Slack water
, the time when the tide runs slowly, or the water is at rest; or the interval between the flux and reflux of the tide.
– Slack-water navigation
, navigation in a stream the depth of which has been increased, and the current diminished, by a dam or dams.
Syn. – Loose; relaxed; weak; remiss; backward; abated; diminished; inactive; slow; tardy; dull.
Slack
,adv.
Slackly;
as,
. slack
dried hopsSlack
,Noun.
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it;
as, the
. slack
of a rope or of a sailWebster 1828 Edition
Slack
SLACK
,Adj.
1.
Not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as a slack rope; slack rigging; slack shrouds.2.
Weak; remiss; not holding fast; as a slack hand.3.
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence; not earnest or eager; as slack in duty or service; slack in business.4.
Not violent; not rapid; slow; as a slack pace.