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slack


Definition: Meaning of, slack in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / slak /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
slack slacked slacked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
slacking slacks
also slack off [intransitive]
  1. to make less effort than usual, or to be lazy in your work
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slack slacker slackest
  1. hanging loosely, or not pulled tight
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  2. with less business activity than usual
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  3. not taking enough care or making enough effort to do things correctly - used to show disapproval
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  1. take up/pick up the slack to make a system or organization as EFFICIENT as possible by making sure that money, space, or people are fully used
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  2. take up/pick up the slack to do something that needs to be done because someone else is no longer doing it
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  3. take up/pick up the slack to make a rope tighter
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  4. [uncountable] part of a rope that is not stretched tight
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  5. [uncountable] money, space, people, or time that an organization or person has available, but is not using fully
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  6. cut/give somebody some slack spoken to allow someone to do something without criticizing them or making it more difficult
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  7. slacks [plural] trousers
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  8. [uncountable] British English very small pieces of coal
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slack used in phrases

  • Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris (noun)
    1. 1814-1902 united States suffragist in Wyoming
  • slack suit (noun)
    1. casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket
  • slack tide (noun)
    1. low the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the tide
  • slack up (verb)
    1. make less active or fast
  • slack water (noun)
    1. a stretch of water without current or movement
    2. low the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the tide
  • slack-jawed (adjective)
    1. having your mouth slightly open, especially because you are surprised or stupid [=  open-mouthed]
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