Difference between Slack and Loose

What is the difference between Slack and Loose?

Slack as an adjective is lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended. while Loose as an adjective is not fixed in place tightly or firmly

Slack

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Small coal; coal dust. A valley, or small, shallow dell. The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Slackly.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended. Weak; not holding fast. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager. Not violent, rapid, or pressing.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to procrastinate; to be lazy to refuse or dislike exerting effort

Loose

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: begin shooting; release your arrows

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To let loose, to free from restraints.To unfasten, to loosen.To make less tight, to loosen.Of a grip or hold, to let go.to shoot (an arrow)

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not fixed in place tightly or firmlyNot held or packaged togetherNot bound or tethered or leashedNot fitting closelyNot compactrelaxedindiscreetpromiscuous

Example sentence: Curly hair is not just a hairstyle: it's kind of a lifestyle. There is something really free and careless about it and loose and kind of naughty. I love it.

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