slack

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The loose part of a rope or line that is not pulled tight.

   Pull in the slack so the rope doesn't drag on the ground.

2. 2
   adj

   Not busy; with little activity or demand.

   Business is usually slack in the winter months.

3. 3
   adj

   Careless or lazy; not putting in enough effort.

   The manager warned him about his slack attitude at work.

4. 4
   verb

   To be lazy or neglect your work.

   You can't afford to slack off the week before exams.

* As an English and Dutch surname, from the adjective slack. * Also as an English surname, from the noun slack (“shallow valley”). * Possibly also a Slovene surname Americanized from slak (“bindweed”), from Proto-Slavic *sъvolkъ. * The name of the software is an acronym of Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge.

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