Definitions

1. noun

a feeling of weariness or lack of energy

“After working all night, Sarah felt a strong sense of slack”

2. noun

a period of time when a person or organization is not working or not busy

“The company has a two-hour slack in their schedule for lunch”

3. noun

a gap or looseness in something, such as a rope or a fabric

“The sailor noticed a significant slack in the ship’s anchor line”

4. verb

to become or make something less tight or loose

“The rope started to slack under the weight of the heavy load”

5. verb

to reduce or eliminate the pace or intensity of something

“The manager asked the team to slack off on their deadlines for the next quarter”

6. adjective

not strict or severe; lenient

“The teacher had a very slack approach to grading the students’ assignments”