slack

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Noun
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
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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"
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3. a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water"
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4. the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
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5. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"
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Verb
1. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
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2. be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"
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3. release tension on; "slack the rope"
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4. make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
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5. become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
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6. make less active or intense
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7. become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
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8. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
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Adjective
1. not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
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2. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
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3. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"
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4. lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"
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