Slacking can be categorized as a 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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| slacking - the evasion of work or duty |
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| 1. | verb | He got the sack for slacking off at work. | |
| 2. | verb | He was really gung-ho when he started at the gym but after a few months he started slacking off and then stopped coming altogether. | |
| 3. | verb | He got fired for slacking off at work. | |
| 4. | verb | You're competent but you're slacking. | |
| 5. | verb | Quit slacking off and get to work! | |
| 6. | verb | Tom is slacking off again. | |
| 7. | verb | I don't think they'll pay them for slacking off either. | |
| 8. | verb | I have a habit of slacking off. | |
| 9. | verb | I'm slacking off at work today. | |
| 10. | verb | Slack lime. | |
| 11. | verb | Slack the rope. | |
| 12. | verb | He gave no service to anyone, risked nothing, and did not even slack off efficiently. | |
| 13. | 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. | |
| 14. | verb | We tend to slack off after many hours of hard work. | |
| 15. | verb | It is important that no one is allowed to slack off on their assigned work. | |
| 16. | noun | He took up the slack. | |
| 17. | noun | Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless. | |
| 18. | noun | A gradual slack in output. | |
| 19. | adj. | Slack water. | |
| 20. | adj. | Slack and wrinkled skin. | |
| 21. | adj. | Slack sails. | |
| 22. | adj. | A slack rope. | |
| 23. | adj. | Slack in maintaining discipline. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| He got the sack for slacking off at work. | |
| He was really gung-ho when he started at the gym but after a few months he started slacking off and then stopped coming altogether. | |
| He got fired for slacking off at work. | |
| You're competent but you're slacking. | |
| Quit slacking off and get to work! | |
| Tom is slacking off again. | |
| I don't think they'll pay them for slacking off either. | |
| I have a habit of slacking off. | |
| I'm slacking off at work today. | |
| 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. | |
| 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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| 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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