slacks

(noun) (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear.

(noun) dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve. Synonyms: slack.

(noun) a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality. Synonyms: slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off. Examples: "The team went into a slump." "A gradual slack in output." "A drop-off in attendance." "A falloff in quality."

(noun) a stretch of water without current or movement. Synonyms: slack, slack water. Example: "Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless."

(noun) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot. Synonyms: mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack.

(noun) the quality of being loose (not taut). Synonyms: slack, slackness. Example: "He hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope."

(noun) a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely. Synonyms: slack. Example: "He took up the slack."

(verb) avoid responsibilities and work, be idle. Synonyms: slack.

(verb) be inattentive to, or neglect. Synonyms: slack. Example: "He slacks his attention."

(verb) release tension on. Synonyms: slack. Example: "Slack the rope."

(verb) make less active or fast. Synonyms: slack, slacken, slack up, relax. Examples: "He slackened his pace as he got tired." "Don't relax your efforts now."

(verb) become slow or slower. Synonyms: slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken. Example: "Production slowed."

(verb) make less active or intense. Synonyms: slake, abate, slack.

(verb) become less in amount or intensity. Synonyms: abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away. Examples: "The storm abated." "The rain let up after a few hours."

(verb) cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water. Synonyms: slack, slake. Example: "Slack lime."