Slack can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and a verb.
Adjective |
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| slack - flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water" | ||
| slack - not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope" | ||
| slack - lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline" | ||
Adverb |
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| slack - Slackly. | ||
Verb |
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| slack - cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" | ||
| slack - make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" | ||
| slack - release tension on; "slack the rope" | ||
| slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle | ||
| slack - be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention" | ||
| slack - become slow or slower; "Production slowed" | ||
| slack - make less active or intense | ||
| slack - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" | ||
Noun |
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| slack - the quality of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" | ||
| slack - a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack" | ||
| slack - a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless" | ||
| slack - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve | ||
| slack - 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" | ||
| slack - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
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| 1. | noun | He took up the slack. | |
| 2. | noun | Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless. | |
| 3. | noun | A gradual slack in output. | |
| 4. | noun | Cut him some slack, John. It's his first day on the job. | |
| 5. | noun | Let's cut Tom some slack. | |
| 6. | noun | Tom didn't cut Mary any slack. | |
| 7. | noun | Because my nephew was still young, they cut him some slack. | |
| 8. | noun | Cut me some slack. | |
| 9. | noun | Cut Tom some slack. | |
| 10. | noun | Why don't you cut Tom a little slack? | |
| 11. | noun | Why don't you cut Tom some slack? | |
| 12. | noun | You should cut Tom some slack. | |
| 13. | noun | I think you should cut Tom some slack. | |
| 14. | noun | Cut us some slack. | |
| 15. | noun | Cut them some slack. | |
| 16. | verb | Slack lime. | |
| 17. | verb | Slack the rope. | |
| 18. | verb | He gave no service to anyone, risked nothing, and did not even slack off efficiently. | |
| 19. | verb | But it is clear that not only did Bush slack off on his National Guard service, but he slacked off from his campaign work. | |
| 20. | verb | We tend to slack off after many hours of hard work. | |
| 21. | verb | It is important that no one is allowed to slack off on their assigned work. | |
| 22. | verb | If you slack instead of typing, you'll never finish the book. | |
| 23. | verb | You don't know how to work well if you don't know how to slack off well. | |
| 24. | adj. | Slack water. | |
| 25. | adj. | Slack and wrinkled skin. | |
| 26. | adj. | Slack sails. | |
| 27. | adj. | A slack rope. | |
| 28. | adj. | Slack in maintaining discipline. | |
| 29. | adj. | He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. | |
| 30. | adj. | An old Kabyle expression says: “O you, to whom I give slack to the rope, do not forget that I hold the other end." |
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| noun | |
| He took up the slack. |
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| Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless. |
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| A gradual slack in output. |
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| Cut him some slack, John. It's his first day on the job. | |
| Let's cut Tom some slack. | |
| Tom didn't cut Mary any slack. | |
| Because my nephew was still young, they cut him some slack. | |
| Cut me some slack. | |
| Cut Tom some slack. | |
| Why don't you cut Tom a little slack? | |
| Why don't you cut Tom some slack? | |
| You should cut Tom some slack. | |
| I think you should cut Tom some slack. | |
| Cut us some slack. | |
| Cut them some slack. | |
| verb | |
| Slack lime. |
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| Slack the rope. |
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| He gave no service to anyone, risked nothing, and did not even slack off efficiently. |
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| But it is clear that not only did Bush slack off on his National Guard service, but he slacked off from his campaign work. |
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| We tend to slack off after many hours of hard work. | |
| It is important that no one is allowed to slack off on their assigned work. | |
| If you slack instead of typing, you'll never finish the book. | |
| You don't know how to work well if you don't know how to slack off well. | |
| adj. | |
| Slack water. |
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| Slack and wrinkled skin. |
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| Slack sails. |
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| A slack rope. |
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| Slack in maintaining discipline. |
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| He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. | |
| An old Kabyle expression says: “O you, to whom I give slack to the rope, do not forget that I hold the other end." | |