Translation of slack in Maithili মৈথিলী

adj. 1. not tight or firm; loose.
Ex. slack rigging, a slack bandage. The rope hung slack.
2. careless.
Ex. She is a slack housekeeper. He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.
(SYN) lax, indolent, negligent

adv. in a slack manner.

adv. slackly.

expr. slack off,
a. to loosen.
Ex. Slack off the halyards a little so the sails will billow.
b. to lessen one's efforts.
Ex. The American artillery slacked off in its firing ... and this tactical error undoubtedly allowed a lot

expr. slack up, to slow down; go more slowly.
Ex. One expected to see the locomotive pause, or slack up a little (Mark Twain).

noun slackness.

noun 1. a part that hangs loose.
Ex. He pulled in the slack of the rope.
2. a dull season; quiet period; lull.
3. a stopping of a strong flow of the tide or a current of water.

slack (1), adjective, noun, verb, adverb.

slack (2), noun.
dirt, dust, and small pieces left after coal is screened; small or refuse coal.

slack (3), noun.
(Scottish.)
1. a hollow between hills.
2. a soft or boggy hollow.

v.i. 1. to become less tight or firm.
2. to be or become slack; let up.
Ex. The breeze slacked. Still she went ... slacking not, pausing not (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
3. (of lime) to become slaked.

v.t. 1. to make less tight or firm; let up on; loosen; slacken.
2. to make less active; moderate; abate.
Ex. He ... without slacking his pace for an instant, stalked on (Robert Louis Stevenson).
3. to leave undone; neglect; shirk. <