Meaning Of Slack

n.

Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.
n.

A valley, or small, shallow dell.
superl.

Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
superl.

Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
superl.

Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
superl.

Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
adv.

Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
n.

The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
a.

Alt. of Slacken
v. t.

Alt. of Slacken