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   slack

   /slak/

   adjective

   • 1. not taut or held tightly in position; loose: "a slack rope" Similar looselimpnot tautnot tighthangingflappingrelaxedflexiblepliantflaccidflabbyloosesaggingsaggydroopingdroopysoftbaggyloose-fittingloosenot tightgenerously cutroomyshapelesssacklikeoversizedill-fittingbagginghangingflappingsaggyOpposite tighttautstretchedtauttonedfirmtighttailored
   • 2. (of business or trade) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet: "business was rather slack"
   • ▪ slow or sluggish: "they were working at a slack pace" Similar sluggishslowquietslow-movingnot busyinactiveflatdepressedstagnantOpposite busythriving
   • 3. having or showing laziness or negligence: "slack accounting procedures" Similar laxnegligentneglectfulremisscarelessslapdashslipshodlackadaisicallazyinefficientincompetentinattentiveoffhandcasualdisorderlydisorganizedderelictinformal:sloppyslap-happydo-nothingasleep at the wheelvulgar slang:half-arsedhalf-assedformal:delinquentrare:otiosepococuranteOpposite meticulousdiligent
   • 4. lewd: West Indian "the veteran king of slack chat"
   • ▪ having many sexual encounters or relationships (typically used of a woman).
   • 5. (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing: "soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn"

   noun

   • 1. the part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part: "I picked up the rod and wound in the slack" Similar loosenessplaygive
   • 2. a spell of inactivity or laziness: "he slept deeply, refreshed by a little slack in the daily routine" Similar lullpauserespitespell of inactivityintervalbreakhiatusbreathing spaceinformal:let-upbreather
   • 3. casual trousers: "he put on a grey shirt and loose cotton slacks"

   verb

   • 1. loosen (something, especially a rope): "slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail"
   • 2. decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed: "the flow of blood slacked off" Similar reducelessenslackenslowease up/offOpposite increase
   • 3. work slowly or lazily: informal British "she ticked off her girls if they were slacking" Similar idleshirkbe inactivebe lazybe indolentsit back and do nothingwaste timelounge aboutlounge aroundinformal:skivebunk offgoof offOpposite work hard
   • 4. slake (lime): "150 sacks of lime were slacked by the inrushing water"

   Word Origin Old Englishslæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. slackly adverb
   • 2. slackness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SLACK definition: 1. not tight; loose: 2. showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way: 3. the…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slackSlack Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   slack: [adjective] not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLACK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SLACK meaning: 1. not tight; loose: 2. showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way: 3. the…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   14 meanings: 1. not tight, tense, or taut 2. negligent or careless 3. (esp of water, etc) moving slowly 4. (of trade, etc) not.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › slackSLACK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Slack definition: not tight, taut, firm, or tense; a slack rope.. See examples of SLACK used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slackSlack - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you slow down at the end of a race, you slack off. When you use slack this way, it means to reduce your speed, to be sluggish, or to be negligent.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › slackSlack - definition of slack by The Free Dictionary

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   2. To work less intensely than is required or expected: slacked off at work and started surfing the internet.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › slackSlack Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Slack definition: Not tense or taut; loose. Origin of Slack Middle English slak from Old English slæc slēg-in Indo-European roots . From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition Middle English slak from Old Norse slakki. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition For sense of coal dust, compare slag.. From Wiktionary Middle English sleck. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › slackslack | meaning of slack in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    slack meaning, definition, what is slack: hanging loosely, or not pulled tight: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSLACK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    SLACK definition: 1. loose or not tight: 2. If business is slack, there are not many customers. 3. not trying hard…. Learn more.