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S0461600 (slăk)adj. slack·er, slack·est 1. Not tense or taut; loose: a slack rope; slack muscles. See Synonyms at loose.2. a. Lacking in activity; not busy: a slack season for the travel business.b. Moving slowly; sluggish: a slack pace.3. Lacking in diligence or due care or concern; negligent: a slack worker. See Synonyms at negligent.4. Flowing or blowing with little speed: a slack current; slack winds.5. Linguistics Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed; lax.v. slacked, slack·ing, slacks v.tr.1. a. To make looser or less taut: slacked the sail.b. To make slower: slacked our pace.2. To be careless or remiss in doing: slack one's duty.3. To slake (lime).v.intr.1. To be or become slack.2. To be inactive or avoid work: slacked around the house all day.n.1. A loose part, as of a rope or sail: hauled in the slack.2. A period of little activity; a lull: a slack in business.3. a. A cessation of movement in a current of air or water.b. An area of still water.4. Unused capacity: still some slack in the economy.5. slacks Casual pants that are not part of a suit.adv. In a slack manner: a banner hanging slack.Phrasal Verb: slack off1. To decrease in activity or intensity.2. To work less intensely than is required or expected: slacked off at work and started surfing the internet.Idiom: cut/give (someone) some slack Slang To make an allowance for (someone), as in allowing more time to finish something.

[Middle English slak, from Old English slæc; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]

slack′ly adv.slack′ness n.

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S0461600 (slăk)n. A mixture of coal fragments, coal dust, and dirt that remains after screening coal.

[Middle English sleck.]

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S0461600 (slăk)n. Chiefly British 1. A small dell or hollow.2. A bog; a morass.

[Middle English slak, from Old Norse slakki.]

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(slæk) adj1. not tight, tense, or taut2. negligent or careless3. (esp of water, etc) moving slowly4. (of trade, etc) not busy5. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics another term for lax⁴advin a slack mannern6. a part of a rope, etc, that is slack: take in the slack. 7. a period of decreased activity8. (Physical Geography) a. a patch of water without currentb. a slackening of a current9. (Poetry) prosody (in sprung rhythm) the unstressed syllable or syllablesvb10. to neglect (one's duty, etc)11. (often foll by off) to loosen; to make slack12. (Chemistry) chem a less common word for slake³[Old English slæc, sleac; related to Old High German slah, Old Norse slākr bad, Latin laxus lax] ˈslackly adv ˈslackness n

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(slæk) n (Minerals) small pieces of coal with a high ash content[C15: probably from Middle Low German slecke; related to Dutch slak, German Schlacke dross]

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adj. slack•er, slack•est,
adv., n., v. adj. 1. not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope. 2. negligent; careless; remiss. 3. slow, sluggish, or indolent: slack in answering letters. 4. not active or busy; dull; not brisk: the slack season in an industry. 5. moving very slowly, as the tide, wind, or water. 6. weak; lax. adv. 7. in a slack manner. n. 8. a slack condition or part. 9. the part of a rope, sail, or the like, that hangs loose, without strain upon it. 10. a decrease in activity, as in business or work. 11. a period of decreased activity. 12. a cessation in a strong flow, as of a current. v.t. 13. to be remiss in respect to (some matter, duty, right, etc.); shirk; leave undone. 14. to make or allow to become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.; relax (efforts, labor, speed, etc.) (often fol. by up). 15. to make loose, or less tense or taut, as a rope; loosen (often fol. by off or out). v.i. 16. to be remiss; shirk one's duty or part. 17. to become less active, vigorous, rapid, etc. (often fol. by up or off). 18. to become less tense or taut, as a rope; ease off. [before 900; Middle English slac (adj.), Old English sleac, slæc, c. Old Saxon slak, Old High German slach, Old Norse slakr; akin to Latin laxus lax] slack′ly, adv. slack′ness, n.

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n. the fine screenings of coal. [1400–50; late Middle English sleck]

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Past participle: slacked
Gerund: slacking

Imperative
slack
slack

Present
I slack
you slack
he/she/it slacks
we slack
you slack
they slack

Preterite
I slacked
you slacked
he/she/it slacked
we slacked
you slacked
they slacked

Present Continuous
I am slacking
you are slacking
he/she/it is slacking
we are slacking
you are slacking
they are slacking

Present Perfect
I have slacked
you have slacked
he/she/it has slacked
we have slacked
you have slacked
they have slacked

Past Continuous
I was slacking
you were slacking
he/she/it was slacking
we were slacking
you were slacking
they were slacking

Past Perfect
I had slacked
you had slacked
he/she/it had slacked
we had slacked
you had slacked
they had slacked

Future
I will slack
you will slack
he/she/it will slack
we will slack
you will slack
they will slack

Future Perfect
I will have slacked
you will have slacked
he/she/it will have slacked
we will have slacked
you will have slacked
they will have slacked

Future Continuous
I will be slacking
you will be slacking
he/she/it will be slacking
we will be slacking
you will be slacking
they will be slacking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slacking
you have been slacking
he/she/it has been slacking
we have been slacking
you have been slacking
they have been slacking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slacking
you will have been slacking
he/she/it will have been slacking
we will have been slacking
you will have been slacking
they will have been slacking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slacking
you had been slacking
he/she/it had been slacking
we had been slacking
you had been slacking
they had been slacking

Conditional
I would slack
you would slack
he/she/it would slack
we would slack
you would slack
they would slack

Past Conditional
I would have slacked
you would have slacked
he/she/it would have slacked
we would have slacked
you would have slacked
they would have slacked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slack - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sievedebris, detritus, junk, rubble, dust - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
	2.	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"drop-off, falling off, falloff, slumpdecline in quality, worsening, declension, deterioration - process of changing to an inferior state
	3.	slack - a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"slack waterstretch - a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
	4.	slack - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfootmire, morass, quag, quagmirebog, peat bog - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
	5.	slack - the quality of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"slacknesslooseness, play - movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
	6.	slack - a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
Verb	1.	slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idlefiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
	2.	slack - be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"neglect - fail to attend to; "he neglects his children"
	3.	slack - release tension on; "slack the rope"loosen, loose - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
	4.	slack - make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"slack up, slacken, relaxminify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	5.	slack - become slow or slower; "Production slowed"slacken, slow up, slow, slow downweaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	6.	slack - make less active or intenseabate, slakeminify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	7.	slack - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"die away, let up, slack off, abatedecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
	8.	slack - cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"slakehydrate - cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin"air-slake - alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate; "air-slake lime"
Adj.	1.	slack - not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"looselax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"
	2.	slack - flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"standing - (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water"
	3.	slack - lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"laxnegligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

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adjective1. limp, relaxed, loose, lax, flaccid, not tight, not taut The electronic pads work slack muscles to astounding effect.2. loose, hanging, flapping, baggy The wind had gone, leaving the sails slack.
loose stretched, tight, strained, stiff, rigid, taut, inflexible3. slow, quiet, inactive, dull, sluggish, slow-moving busy times and slack periods
slow active, busy, hectic, bustling, fast-moving4. negligent, lazy, lax, idle, easy-going, inactive, tardy, slapdash, neglectful, slipshod, inattentive, remiss, asleep on the job (informal) Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
negligent strict, exacting, meticulous, hard, concerned, hard-working, stern, diligentverb1. shirk, idle, relax, flag, neglect, dodge, skive (Brit. slang), bob off (Brit. slang), bludge (Austral. & N.Z. informal) He had never let a foreman see him slacking.noun1. surplus, excess, overflow, leftover, glut, surfeit, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity Buying-to-let could stimulate the housing market by reducing the slack.2. room, excess, leeway, give (informal), play, looseness He cranked in the slack, and the ship was moored.verb1. idle, waste time, take it easy, be lazy, doss (Brit. slang), lounge about, bunk off (informal) If someone slacks, he comes down hard on them.

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adjective1. Characterized by reduced economic activity:down, dull, off, slow, sluggish, soft.2. Not tautly bound, held, or fastened:lax, loose, relaxed.3. Guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern:derelict, lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss.verb1. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity:ease, let up, loose, loosen, relax, slacken, untighten.2. To avoid the fulfillment of:disregard, neglect, shirk.Idiom: let slide.phrasal verb
slack offTo become or cause to become less active or intense:abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, subside, wane.

Translations

不紧的松弛的松驰的萧条的马虎的

slack

(slӕk) adjective1. loose; not firmly stretched. Leave the rope slack.松驰的2. not firmly in position. He tightened a few slack screws.不紧的3. not strict; careless. He is very slack about getting things done.马虎的4. in industry etc, not busy; inactive. Business has been rather slack lately.萧条的ˈslacken verb (sometimes with off or up). 1. to make or become looser. She felt his grip on her arm slacken. 变松，松动 2. to make or become less busy, less active or less fast. The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack. 使某物放慢，使某物松弛，使某物减缓 ˈslackly adverb 松驰地，缓慢地 ˈslackness noun 松驰，缓慢，懈怠 slacks noun plural trousers, usually loose-fitting, worn informally by men or women. a pair of slacks. 便裤，宽松的长裤

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slack-jawed

1. With one's mouth hanging open, as due to surprise or dim-wittedness. I had to clear away the people who were standing slack-jawed on the side of the road, staring at the car wreck.2. Moronic; very slow or dim-witted. I tried asking for directions at the gas station, but there was just some slack-jawed yokel working behind the counter.

cut (one) some slack

To allow one more latitude or freedom than usual; to be more lenient with one. Oh, you know I never normally make requests like this. Cut me some slack. A: "I can't believe she talked to me like that!" B: "You need to cut her some slack—she's grieving right now." Cut Tom some slack. He studied hard for that test, but it's just not his best subject.See also: cut, slack

pick up the slack

To do an extra amount of work that someone else is unable or unwilling to do. I'm going to need you to pick up the slack around the house when the baby arrives, because I'm going to literally have my hands full. The fourth member of our team has been totally unreliable, so the rest of us have had to pick up the slack.See also: pick, slack, up

take up the slack

To do an extra amount of work that someone else is unable or unwilling to do. I'm going to need you to take up the slack around the house when the baby arrives, because I'm going to literally have my hands full. The fourth member of our team has been totally unreliable, so the rest of us have had to take up the slack.See also: slack, take, up

slack off

1. To reduce or decrease over time. Most of the businesses on the island close up for the year once the summer business starts to slack off toward the end of August. The winds began slacking off as the hurricane shifted course out to sea.2. To be or become lazy; to procrastinate or avoid work or one's duty. If you keep slacking off, we'll be forced to give you a formal warning. I should have been working on my essay, but I decided to slack off for the weekend with my friends.See also: off, slack

give (one) some slack

To be lenient with one; to give one a break. Give me some slack, Mom. I studied hard for that test, but it's just not my best subject. I think you need to give Jen some slack. She's never been late before.See also: give, slack

slack up (on someone or something)

1. To release or ease the tension or pressure (on something). I'll need to slack up a bit so that I can adjust the rigging. Make sure you don't slack up on those harnesses before we've come to a complete stop.2. To stop doing something as intensely or frequently. I think you should slack up on the drinking, Bob. If we slack up now, we'll never meet our sales quota for the quarter.3. To stop being so critical of or putting so much pressure on someone. Would you slack up already? I know I messed up the account, so I don't need you berating me for it any further. Slack up on Samantha, she's under a lot of pressure at home.See also: slack, someone, up

slack master

Someone who is especially lazy, indolent, or given to procrastination. I don't know how a slack master like him manages to get straight A's. That slack master Janet has been pulling our whole project down. I think she's done about 10 minutes of genuine work!See also: master, slack

take the slack up

1. To gather the loose section of rope or cable connected to something in order to make the line taut. Make sure you take the slack up, or the mainsail will start swinging out of control in this wind. One of the workers had failed to take the slack up, and the loose cable whipped around and severed his arm when the motor started up.2. By extension, to do an extra amount of work that someone else is unable or unwilling to do. I'm going to need you to take the slack up around the house when the baby arrives. The fourth member of our team has been totally unreliable, so the rest of us have had to take the slack up for the entirety of this project.See also: slack, take, up

cut someone a break

and cut someone some slackSl., to give someone a break; to allow someone a reprieve from the consequences of an action. Come on, cut me a break! I'm a good guy! I was only a few minutes late! Cut me a break! Don't dock my pay! Cut me some slack and I'll be sure to pay you all I owe in a month.See also: break, cut

slack off

1. to taper off; to reduce gradually. Business tends to slack off during the winter months. The storms begin to slack off in April. 2. [for someone] to become lazy or inefficient. Near the end of the school year, Sally began to slack off, and her grades showed it. John got fired for slacking off during the busy season.See also: off, slack

slack up (on something)

and slack off (on something)to release the pressure or tension on something. Slack up on the rope a bit, will you? Please slack off!See also: slack, up

take the slack up

1. Lit. to tighten a rope that is holding something loosely. Take the slack up if you can. This clothesline is too loose. Do something to take up the slack. 2. Fig. to do what needs to be done; to do what has been left undone. Do I have to take the slack up? Jill did her job poorly and I have to take up the slack.See also: slack, take, up

slack off

Decrease in activity or intensity, as in If business ever slacks off we can go on vacation, or When the project fell behind schedule again, she thought we were slacking off. [Second half of 1800s] See also: off, slack

cut someone some slack

INFORMALIf you cut someone some slack, you are less critical of their behaviour or performance than usual because you know they are in a difficult situation. When you're new at a job, colleagues and bosses cut you some slack. They forgive minor mistakes because you're new. Note: This expression is variable. Instead of some, people sometimes use words such as a little or a lot of. She's still upset about her dad. Cut her a little slack.See also: cut, slack, someone

take up the slack

pick up the slack

INFORMALCOMMON If someone or something takes up the slack or picks up the slack, they reduce the bad effect of something by providing something extra. With the export market in decline, it is hoped that the tourist trade will take up the slack. We have three members of staff absent and no one to pick up the slack. Note: If you take up the slack in a rope, you tighten it. See also: slack, take, up

cut someone some slack

allow someone some leeway; make allowances for someone's behaviour. North American informal 1998 Times Most, though, are willing to cut Spielberg some slack for the sake of cinematic interpretation. See also: cut, slack, someone

take (or pick) up the slack

1 pull on the loose end or part of a rope in order to make it taut. 2 use up a surplus or improve the use of resources to avoid an undesirable lull in business.See also: slack, take, up

cut somebody some ˈslack

(informal, especially American English) make things easier than usual for somebody; allow somebody more freedom to do things than they would normally have: I know I made a mistake, but it’s my first week on the job, so cut me some slack, OK?See also: cut, slack, somebody

take up the ˈslack

improve the way money or people are used in an organization: The export market has failed to take up the slack in recent years, which has led to financial losses.The slack is the part of a rope that is hanging loosely. If there is no slack, the rope is tight.See also: slack, take, up

slack off

v.1. To decrease in activity or intensity: Tourism on Cape Cod usually slacks off around September.2. To evade work; shirk: High school seniors tend to slack off once they get accepted to college.See also: off, slack

cut someone a break

and cut someone some slack tv. to give someone a break; to allow someone a reprieve from the consequences of an action. Come on! Cut me a break! I won’t do it again! Cut me some slack and I’ll be sure to pay you all I owe in a month. See also: break, cut, someone

cut someone some slack

verbSee cut someone a breakSee also: cut, slack, someone

cut someone some slack, to

To give someone more time or more of a chance, to ease up on someone. This term, dating from the mid-1900s, alludes to a slackening of tautness in a rope or sail. Sandra Brown had it in Alibi (1999), “‘Don’t lean on him yet; let’s cut him some slack for now.’”See also: cut, someone

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adj limp

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adj loose

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adj slow

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adj negligent

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verb shirk

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noun surplus

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noun room

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verb idle

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adj characterized by reduced economic activity

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adj not tautly bound, held, or fastened

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adj guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern

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verb to reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity

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verb to avoid the fulfillment of

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phrase slack off: to become or cause to become less active or intense

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