Syn. — Loose; relaxed; weak; remiss; backward; abated; diminished; inactive; slow; tardy; dull.
SLACK
Slack, adv.
Defn: Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
SLACK
Slack, n.
Defn: The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
SLACK; SLACKEN Slack, Slack"en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slacked, Slackened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Slacking, Slackening.] Etym: [See Slack, a.]
1. To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.
2. To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
3. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.
4. To abate; to become less violent. Whence these raging fires Will slacken, if his breath stir not their flames. Milton.