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kókadt, feszítéslazulás, lazaság, hézag, szénpor to slack: tágul, lazít, csökkent, lazul, kiereszt, hígít* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) laza (kötél)2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) meglazult3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) gondatlan4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) pangó•- slacken- slackly
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2 take\ up\ the\ slack\ in\ a\ rope
kötelet kifeszít, kötelet meghúzEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > take\ up\ the\ slack\ in\ a\ rope
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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 rope — loose rope … English contemporary dictionary
slack-rope — … Useful english dictionary
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 — slack1 slackingly, adv. slackly, adv. slackness, n. /slak/, adj. 1. not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope. 2. negligent; careless; remiss: slack proofreading. 3. slow, sluggish, or indolent: He is slack in answering letters … Universalium
slack — I [[t]slæk[/t]] adj. slack•er, slack•est, adv. n. v. adj. 1) not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope[/ex] 2) negligent; careless; remiss 3) slow, sluggish, or indolent: slack in answering letters[/ex] 4) not active or busy; dull; not … From formal English to slang
slack — I. /slæk / (say slak) adjective 1. not tense or taut; loose: slack rope. 2. indolent; negligent; remiss. 3. slow; sluggish. 4. lacking in activity; dull; not brisk: slack times for business. 5. sluggish, as the water, tide, or wind. 6. Colloquial …
slack — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English slak, from Old English sleac; akin to Old High German slah slack, Latin laxus slack, loose, languēre to languish, Greek lagnos lustful and perhaps to Greek lēgein to stop Date: before 12th century 1. not… … New Collegiate Dictionary
