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/slæk/ * tính từ - uể oải, chậm chạp =to be slack in doing something+ uể oải làm việc gì - chùng, lỏng =a slack rope+ dây thừng chùng =to keep a slack hand (rein)+ buông lỏng dây cương; (nghĩa bóng) lỏng tay (lãnh đạo) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) mềm yếu, yếu ớt, nhu nhược, dễ bị ảnh hưởng, dễ bị lung lạc - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) hay bê trễ, hay sao lãng, phất phơ, chểnh mảng - ế ẩm =slack trade+ việc buôn bán ế ẩm =slack business+ công việc không chạy - làm mệt mỏi, làm uể oải =slack weather+ thời tiết làm cho uể oải - đã tôi (vôi) * danh từ - phần dây chùng =to haul in the slack+ căng dây ra cho thẳng - thời kỳ buôn bán ế ẩm - (thông tục) sự chơi, sự nghỉ ngơi, sự xả hơi =to have a good slack+ nghỉ một cách thoải mái - (tiếng địa phương) sự hỗn láo, sự xấc lấc - (số nhiều) quần - than cám (để làm than nén) * động từ - nới, làm chùng (dây) - (thông tục) nghỉ ngơi, xả hơi - (thông tục) phất phơ, chểnh mảng - tôi (vôi) !to slack off - giảm bớt nhiệt tình, giảm bớt sự cố gắng !to slack up - giảm bớt tốc lực, đi chậm lại (xe lửa)
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Slack — Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. t. 1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40) [1913 Webster] 2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Slack not the pressage.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rope — I n. 1) to jump, skip rope 2) to ease up on; tighten a rope 3) a loose, slack; tight rope 4) a length; piece of rope 5) by a rope (to lower smt. by a rope) 6) (misc.) (boxing and fig.) on the ropes ( in a weak, vulnerable position ) II v. (colloq … Combinatory dictionary
Rope Jousting — is a sporting competition between two jousters, that resembles a Tug of war. In this event, two Cinder blocks are placed a distance apart. The two jousters stand upon the blocks with a rope stretched between them. The objective for each jouster… … Wikipedia
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 [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´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
Slack — Slack, n. The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
