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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

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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.

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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.

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

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   Define slack. slack synonyms, slack pronunciation, slack translation, English dictionary definition of slack. adj. slack·er , slack·est 1. Not tense or taut; loose: a slack rope; slack muscles. See Synonyms at loose.

8. 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.

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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.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishslack noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    Definition of slack noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    From Longman Business Dictionary slack1 /slæk/ adjective 1 a slack period of time is one with less business activity than usual Business is slack just now. The workers feared being laid off (=losing their jobs) in slack periods. 2 if someone is being slack, they are not taking enough care or making enough effort to do things right The report ...