| slack |
| A | noun |
| 1 | slack
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| | | a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack" |
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| 2 | slack, slackness
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| | | the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" |
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| 3 | slack
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| | | a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water" |
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| 4 | slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
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| | | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" |
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| 5 | slack
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| | | 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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| B | verb |
| 1 | slack, slake
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| | | cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" |
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| 2 | abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
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| | | become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" |
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| 3 | slake, abate, slack
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| | | make less active or intense |
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| 4 | slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
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| | | become slow or slower; "Production slowed" |
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| 5 | slack, slacken, slack up, relax
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| | | make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" |
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| 6 | slack
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| | | release tension on; "slack the rope" |
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| 7 | slack
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| | | be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention" |
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| 8 | slack
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| | | avoid responsibilities and work, be idle |
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| C | adjective |
| 1 | lax, slack
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| | | lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline" |
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| 2 | slack
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| | | flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water" |
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| 3 | flaccid, lax, limp, slack
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| | | lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" |
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| 4 | loose, slack
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| | | not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope" |
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