taking up slack

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• slack — ▪ I. slack slack 2 also slack off verb [intransitive] to make less of an effort than usual or be lazy in your work: • He was accused of slacking and taking too many holidays.   [m0] ▪ II. slack slack 3 noun [uncoun …   Financial and business terms

• slack — slack1 [slæk] adj [: Old English; Origin: sleac] 1.) hanging loosely, or not pulled tight ≠ ↑taut ▪ Keep the rope slack until I tell you to pull it. 2.) with less business activity than usual ▪ Business remained slack throughout the day. 3.) not… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• slack — slack1 [ slæk ] adjective 1. ) loose and not pulled tight: The fence consisted of two slack strands of barbed wire. The rope suddenly went slack. Her muscles felt slack. 2. ) not taking enough care to make sure something is done well: slack… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• slack — I UK [slæk] / US adjective Word forms slack : adjective slack comparative slacker superlative slackest 1) loose and not pulled tight The fence consisted of two slack strands of barbed wire. The rope suddenly went slack. Her muscles felt slack. 2) …   English dictionary

• slack — 1 adjective 1 not taking enough care or making enough effort to do things right: Tollitt blundered with a slack header towards the goalkeeper. | The report criticized airport security as disgracefully slack . 2 with less business activity than… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Slack hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• slack — [slæk] adj I 1) loose and not pulled tight The rope suddenly went slack.[/ex] 2) not taking enough care to make sure that something is done well slack safety standards[/ex] 3) not as busy or successful as usual in business II verb [I] slack… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Taking — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• slack fill —    delivering less than the customer thinks has been sold    Commercial jargon for the design and manufacture of bottles and cartons which look as if they hold more than they do. Sometimes too of only partly filling them, with packing or air… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• slack statute — A state statute enacted for the purpose of taking advantage of the credit allowed against the federal estate tax for death taxes paid to any state or territory. Re Gallagher, 57 NM 112, 255 P2d 317, 37 ALR2d 149 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• take-up — /ˈteɪk ʌp/ (say tayk up) noun 1. the act of taking up. 2. a stop where a bus, tram, etc., will take up passengers. 3. Machinery any device for taking up slack, speed or lost motion. 4. the response of a market in taking delivery of a product: the …