·adv Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
II. Slack ·noun A valley, or small, shallow dell.
III. Slack ·noun Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.
IV. Slack ·superl Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
V. Slack ·adj ·Alt. of Slacken.
VI. Slack ·vt ·Alt. of Slacken.
VII. Slack ·superl Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
VIII. Slack ·superl Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
IX. Slack ·noun The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
X. Slack ·superl Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.