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Words with a similar base: slack, slack_off, slack_up, slack_water, slacken, slackness

'slack'

[slack.n.01] as in: dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

'slack'

[slump.n.01] as in: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

Examples:
the team went into a slump
a gradual slack in output
a drop-off in attendance
a falloff in quality

'slack'

[slack.n.03] as in: a stretch of water without current or movement

Examples:
suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless

'slack'

[mire.n.01] as in: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

'slack'

[slack.n.05] as in: the quality of being loose (not taut)

Examples:
he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope

'slack'

[slack.n.06] as in: a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

Examples:
he took up the slack

'slack'

[slack.v.01] as in: avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

'slack'

[slack.v.02] as in: be inattentive to, or neglect

Examples:
He slacks his attention

'slack'

[slack.v.03] as in: release tension on

Examples:
slack the rope

'slack'

[slack.v.04] as in: make less active or fast

Examples:
He slackened his pace as he got tired
Don't relax your efforts now

'slack'

[slow.v.02] as in: become slow or slower

Examples:
Production slowed

'slack'

[slake.v.02] as in: make less active or intense

'slack'

[abate.v.02] as in: become less in amount or intensity

Examples:
The storm abated
The rain let up after a few hours

'slack'

[slack.v.08] as in: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

Examples:
slack lime

'slack'

[loose.s.05] as in: not tense or taut

Examples:
the old man's skin hung loose and grey
slack and wrinkled skin
slack sails
a slack rope

'slack'

[slack.s.02] as in: flowing with little speed as e.g.

at the turning of the tide

Examples:
slack water

'slack'

[lax.s.01] as in: lacking in rigor or strictness

Examples:
such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
lax in attending classes
slack in maintaining discipline