1. noun /slæk/
a) Small coal; coal dust.
The slack of a rope or of a sail.
b) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
2. adjective /slæk/
a) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.
a slack rope
b) Weak; not holding fast.
a slack hand
3. adverb /slæk/
Slackly.
slack dried hops
4. verb /slæk/
b) to refuse or dislike exerting effort
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