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slack - the quality of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" |
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slackness |
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looseness,
play movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
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slack - a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack" |
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cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
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slack - a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless" |
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stretch extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
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slack - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve |
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debris,
rubble,
detritus,
junk,
dust the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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| verb |
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slack - cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" |
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slake |
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hydrate cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin"
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air-slake alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate; "air-slake lime"
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slack - make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" |
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slacken,
relax |
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minify,
decrease,
lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
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slack - release tension on; "slack the rope" |
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loose,
loosen become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
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slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle |
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shrink from,
goldbrick,
shirk,
fiddle avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"
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slack - be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention" |
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neglect leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
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| adjektiv |
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slack - flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water" |
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standing (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"
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