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adj. gevşek, ağır, uyuşuk, gayretsiz, laçka, mıymıntı, tembel, ihmalci, durgun, kesat————————n. gevşeklik, durgunluk, durgun su, boşluk, mola, teneffüs, toz kömür, kömür tozu, halatın gevşek ucu, kaloma————————v. gevşetmek, çözmek, koyvermek, yavaşlatmak, gevşemek, söndürmek (kireç), durulmak, tembellik etmek, laçkalaşmak* * *1. gevşek 2. kaytar (v.) 3. sarkan (adj.)* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) gevşek2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) gevşek3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) kesat4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) durgunluk, kesat•- slacken- slackly
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Slack — Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack in stays — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack water — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack-water navigation — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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 — adj. 1 loose VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, fall, go ▪ My jaw fell slack in disbelief … Collocations dictionary
slack — 1. adjective 1) the rope went slack Syn: loose, limp, hanging, flexible Ant: tight, taut 2) slack skin Syn: flaccid, flabby, loose … Thesaurus of popular words
slack — 1. adjective 1) the rope went slack Syn: limp, loose 2) slack skin Syn: sagging, flabby, flaccid, loose, saggy 3) business is slack Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
slack — slack1 [slak] adj. [ME slakke < OE slæc, akin to Du slak < IE base * (s)lēg , loose, slack > L laxus, lax] 1. slow; idle; sluggish 2. barely moving: said of a current, as of air or water 3. characterized by little work, trade, or… … English World dictionary
