• 1. not tight, tense, or taut
• 2. negligent or careless
• 3. (esp of water, etc) moving slowly
• 4. (of trade, etc) not busy
• 5. another term for lax
• 6. in a slack manner
• 7. a part of a rope, etc, that is slack
• 8. a period of decreased activity
• 9. a patch of water without current
• 10. a slackening of a current
• 11. (in sprung rhythm) the unstressed syllable or syllables
• 12. to neglect (one's duty, etc)
• 13. to loosen; to make slack
• 14. a less common word for slake
• 15. See also slacks
• 16. Old English slæc,...

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• 1. small pieces of coal with a high ash content
• 2. C15: probably from Middle Low German slecke; related to Dutch slak, German Schlacke dross

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• 1. used to indicate actions in which contact is absent or rendered absent, as between an object and a surface
• 2. used to indicate the removal of something that is or has been appended to or in association with something else
• 3. out of alignment with
• 4. situated near to or leading away from
• 5. not inclined towards
• 6. so as to be deactivated or disengaged
• 7. so as to get rid of
• 8. so as to be removed from, esp as a reduction
• 9. spent away from work or other duties
• 10. on a trip, journey, or...

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