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English to English adjective
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Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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not tense or taut | | Example: the old man's skin hung loose and grey
slack and wrinkled skin
slack sails
a slack rope
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flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide | | Example: slack water
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lacking in rigor or strictness | | Example: such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
lax in attending classes
slack in maintaining discipline
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Slackly; as, slack dried hops. | | source: webster1913 noun
| 6 |
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve | | source: wordnet30
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a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | | Example: the team went into a slump
a gradual slack in output
a drop-off in attendance
a falloff in quality
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a stretch of water without current or movement | | Example: suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless
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a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | | source: wordnet30
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the quality of being loose (not taut) | | Example: he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope
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a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely | | Example: he took up the slack
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Small coal; also, coal dust; culm. | | source: webster1913
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A valley, or small, shallow dell. | | source: webster1913
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The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail. | | source: webster1913 verb
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avoid responsibilities and work, be idle | | source: wordnet30
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be inattentive to, or neglect | | Example: He slacks his attention
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| 17 |
release tension on | | Example: slack the rope
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| 18 |
make less active or fast | | Example: He slackened his pace as he got tired
Don't relax your efforts now
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become slow or slower | | Example: Production slowed
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| 20 |
make less active or intense | | source: wordnet30
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become less in amount or intensity | | Example: The storm abated
The rain let up after a few hours
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cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water | | Example: slack lime
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To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather. | | source: webster1913
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To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. | | source: webster1913
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