English to English
adjective
- Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a stretch of water without current or movement
Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
source: WordNet 3.0
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
He hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
He took up the slack.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.
source: Webster 1913
- A valley, or small, shallow dell.
source: Webster 1913
- The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- not tense or taut
The old man's skin hung loose and grey.
Slack and wrinkled skin.
Slack sails.
A slack rope.
source: WordNet 3.0
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
Slack water.
source: WordNet 3.0
- lacking in rigor or strictness
Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable.
Lax in attending classes.
Slack in maintaining discipline.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
source: WordNet 3.0
- be inattentive to, or neglect
He slacks his attention.
source: WordNet 3.0
- release tension on
Slack the rope.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make less active or fast
He slackened his pace as he got tired.
Don't relax your efforts now.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become slow or slower
Production slowed.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make less active or intense
source: WordNet 3.0
- become less in amount or intensity
The storm abated.
The rain let up after a few hours.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
Slack lime.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.
source: Webster 1913
- To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [slác] Mahinà; makuyad
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
