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slack : hugka (adj.)

English Synonyms:
slack, drop-off, falling off, falloff, slump, slack water, mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slackness, relax, slack up, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up, abate, slake, die away, let up, slack off, loose, lax

Glosses:
slack
slack (n.) dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve.
drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack, slump (n.) a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality.; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
slack, slack water (n.) a stretch of water without current or movement.; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"
mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack (n.) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.
slack, slackness (n.) the quality of being loose (not taut).; "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
slack (n.) a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely.; "he took up the slack"
slack (v.) avoid responsibilities and work, be idle.
slack (v.) be inattentive to, or neglect.; "He slacks his attention"
slack (v.) release tension on.; "slack the rope"
relax, slack, slack up, slacken (v.) make less active or fast.; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up (v.) become slow or slower.; "Production slowed"
abate, slack, slake (v.) make less active or intense.
abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off (v.) become less in amount or intensity.; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
slack, slake (v.) cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water.; "slack lime"
loose, slack (adj.) not tense or taut.; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
slack (adj.) flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide.; "slack water"
lax, slack (adj.) lacking in rigor or strictness.; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"