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