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Definition or meaning of the English word Slack
Small coal; also; coal dust; culm. (n.).
Weak; not holding fast; as; a slack hand. (superl.).
Slackly; as; slack dried hops. (adv.).
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. (superl.).
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as; a slack rope. (superl.).
A valley; or small; shallow dell. (n.).
The part of anything that hangs loose; having no strain upon it; as; the slack of a rope or of a sail. (n.).
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