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slack in English
- slack⇄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 - slack⇄adv. in a slack manner.
- slack⇄adv. slackly.
- slack⇄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 - slack⇄expr. slack up, to slow down; go more slowly.
Ex. One expected to see the locomotive pause, or slack up a little (Mark Twain). - slack⇄noun slackness.
- slack⇄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⇄slack (1), adjective, noun, verb, adverb.
- slack⇄slack (2), noun.
dirt, dust, and small pieces left after coal is screened; small or refuse coal. - slack⇄slack (3), noun.
(Scottish.)
1. a hollow between hills.
2. a soft or boggy hollow. - slack⇄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. - slack⇄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. <