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slack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | slack water |
| Type of | stretch |
suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless.
slack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drop-off, falling off, falloff, slump |
| Type of | worsening, declension, decline in quality, deterioration |
a gradual slack in output.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | loose |
| Derivation | slackness |
slack and wrinkled skin.
slack sails.
a slack rope.
a slack grip.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fiddle, goldbrick, shirk, shrink from |
| Derivation | slacker, slacking |
slack::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|
slack water.
Examples of slack
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For her, she says, the slack comes in the form of a less than sparking bathroom.
From the desmoinesregister.com
The key to is managing your line to prevent slack, and to allow solid hook sets.
From the thenewstribune.com
To some people, too many brown faces equals poor discipline and slack academics.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It seems people bash RIMoften but cut Apple and Droid slack when they shouldn't.
From the bbc.co.uk
This recession was about not just slack demand but also a massive credit crunch.
From the time.com
With public spending shrinking the private sector has a lot of slack to take up.
From the economist.com
The fault was yours so cut the guy some slack and issue a strong verbal warning.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is an element of building in slack when these official estimates come out.
From the guardian.co.uk
Little-known receivers Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie have picked up the slack.
From the latimes.com
- Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- Dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- Loose: not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
- Be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"
- Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"
- Slump: 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"
- In project management, float or slack is the amount of time that a task in a project network can be delayed without causing a delay to: * subsequent tasks (free float) * project completion date (total float)
- The Slack is a 22 km long river in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France.
- The Slack is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated near to Butterknowle, to the west of Bishop Auckland.
