Slack vs. Lack
Slacknoun
(uncountable) Small coal; coal dust.
Slacknoun
(countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
Slacknoun
(uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
Slacknoun
(countable) A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.
Slackadjective
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.
Slackadjective
Weak; not holding fast.
Slackadjective
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
Slackadjective
Not violent, rapid, or pressing.
Slackadjective
vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music
Slackadverb
Slackly.
Slackverb
To slacken.
Slackverb
(obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
Slackverb
(followed by “off”) to procrastinate; to be lazy
Slackverb
(followed by “off”) to refuse to exert effort
Slackverb
To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
Slacknoun
Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.
Slacknoun
A valley, or small, shallow dell.
Slacknoun
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
Slackadjective
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
Slackadjective
Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
Slackadjective
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
Slackadjective
Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
Slackadverb
Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
Slackverb
To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.
Slackverb
To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
Slackverb
To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.
Slackverb
To abate; to become less violent.
Slackverb
To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens.
Slackverb
To languish; to fail; to flag.
Slackverb
To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
Slackverb
To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.
Slackverb
To neglect; to be remiss in.
Slackverb
To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime.
Slackverb
To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry.
Slackverb
To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.
Slacknoun
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
Slacknoun
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality;
Slacknoun
a stretch of water without current or movement;
Slacknoun
the condition of being loose (not taut);
Slacknoun
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely;
Slackverb
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
Slackverb
be inattentive to, or neglect;
Slackverb
release tension on;
Slackverb
make less active or fast;
Slackverb
become slow or slower;
Slackverb
make less active or intense
Slackverb
become less in amount or intensity;
Slackverb
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water;
Slackadjective
not tense or taut;
Slackadjective
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;
Slackadjective
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide;
Slackadjective
lacking in rigor or strictness;
Slackadjective
not taut or held tightly in position; loose
Slackadjective
(of business or trade) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet
Slackadjective
slow or sluggish
Slackadjective
having or showing laziness or negligence
Slackadjective
lewd
Slackadjective
having many sexual encounters or relationships (typically used of a woman).
Slackadjective
(of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing
Slacknoun
the part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part
Slacknoun
casual trousers
Slacknoun
a spell of inactivity or laziness
Slacknoun
coal dust or small pieces of coal
Slackverb
loosen (something, especially a rope)
Slackverb
decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed
Slackverb
work slowly or lazily
Slackverb
slake (lime)
Lacknoun
(obsolete) A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
Lacknoun
A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
Lackverb
(transitive) To be without, to need, to require.
Lackverb
(intransitive) To be short (of or for something).
Lackverb
To be in want.
Lackverb
(obsolete) To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.
Lacknoun
Blame; cause of blame; fault; crime; offense.
Lacknoun
Deficiency; want; need; destitution; failure; as, a lack of sufficient food.
Lackverb
To blame; to find fault with.
Lackverb
To be without or destitute of; to want; to need.
Lackverb
To be wanting; often, impersonally, with of, meaning, to be less than, short, not quite, etc.
Lackverb
To be in want.
Lackinterjection
Exclamation of regret or surprise.
Lacknoun
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable;
Lackverb
be without;
