Slack

Quick meaning: Slack is a noun meaning (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.

Meaning

(uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.

More Meanings

1. A dip in a surface.
2. In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
3. (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
4. (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
5. Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
6. (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
7. Weak; not holding fast.

Example Sentences

take in the slack

the slack of a rope or of a sail

[…] to make good the voids under the sleeper […] to take out "slacks" in the rail level […]

Then she became a gay grey mare, / And stood in yonder slack; And he became a gilt saddle, / And sat upon her back.

Word Forms

• slacks
• slacker
• slackest
• slacking
• slacked

Synonyms for slack

Depending on context, synonyms include slough, slow, moderate, easy, culm, flaccid.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slow, slow up, slow down, slacken, abate, let up.

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