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slack (noun)

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  • slack — Ⅰ. slack [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 2) (of business or trade) not busy; quiet. 3) careless, lazy, or negligent. 4) (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. ► NOUN 1) …   English terms dictionary

  • slack tide — noun the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide • Syn: ↑slack water • Hypernyms: ↑tide * * * noun see slack water 1 * * * slack tide, = slack water. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • slack water — noun 1. a stretch of water without current or movement suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless • Syn: ↑slack • Derivationally related forms: ↑slack (for: ↑slack) • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • slack jaw — noun : wearisome or impudent talk * * * slack jaw noun (slang) Impudent talk • • • Main Entry: ↑slack …   Useful english dictionary

  • slack rope — noun : a loosely stretched rope used by some ropewalkers and acrobats compare tightrope * * * slack rope noun A loosely stretched rope for a funambulist • • • Main Entry: ↑slack …   Useful english dictionary

  • slack wire — noun : a wire slack rope * * * slack wire, a loosely stretched wire on which an acrobat performs: »A man twirling hoops while balancing on a slack wire (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • slack-off — «SLAK F, OF», noun. Informal. a slowing down; a lessening; letup: »an industry wide slack off exists …   Useful english dictionary

  • slack|age — «SLAK ihj», noun. the amount allowed for the droop or sag of a rope or cable when not fully strained; slack …   Useful english dictionary

  • slack|en|ing — «SLAK uh nihng», noun. the action of making or becoming slack; diminution; lessening:»Zinc demand continues strong, with no indications of immediate slackening (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

  • slack´en|er — slack|en «SLAK uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make slower: »Don t slacken your efforts till the work is done. SYNONYM(S): retard. 2. to make looser: »Slacken the rope. Slackening the reins, I let my horse take his own course (Francis Parkman). –v.i …   Useful english dictionary

  • slack|en — «SLAK uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make slower: »Don t slacken your efforts till the work is done. SYNONYM(S): retard. 2. to make looser: »Slacken the rope. Slackening the reins, I let my horse take his own course (Francis Parkman). –v.i. 1. to… …   Useful english dictionary

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