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What does slack mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) Small coal; coal dust.
  2. (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
  3. (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
  4. (countable) A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.
Adjective
  1. Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.
  2. Weak; not holding fast.
  3. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
  4. Not violent, rapid, or pressing.
Adverb
  1. Slackly.
Verb
  1. To slacken.
  2. (obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
  3. (followed by “off”) to procrastinate; to be lazy
  4. (followed by “off”) to refuse to exert effort
  5. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
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