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slacks
slack 1 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.
slack 2 S0461600 (slăk)n. A mixture of coal fragments, coal dust, and dirt that remains after screening coal.
[Middle English sleck.]
slack 3 S0461600 (slăk)n. Chiefly British 1. A small dell or hollow.2. A bog; a morass.
[Middle English slak, from Old Norse slakki.]slacks (slæks) pl n (Clothing & Fashion) informal trousers worn by both sexesslacks (slæks)
n. (used with a pl. v.) trousers for informal or casual wear. [1815–25] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  slacks - (usually in the plural) pants for casual weartrouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Translationsslack (slӕk) adjective1. loose; not firmly stretched. Leave the rope slack. 鬆弛的 松驰的2. not firmly in position. He tightened a few slack screws. 未旋緊的 不紧的3. not strict; careless. He is very slack about getting things done. 馬虎的 马虎的4. in industry etc, not busy; inactive. Business has been rather slack lately. 蕭條的 萧条的ˈslacken verb (sometimes with off or up). 1. to make or become looser. She felt his grip on her arm slacken. 鬆開，變鬆 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. 使或變得較不忙，(使)放輕鬆，減慢，變慢 使某物放慢，使某物松弛，使某物减缓 ˈslackly adverb 鬆馳地，馬虎地 松驰地，缓慢地 ˈslackness noun 鬆馳，馬虎 松驰，缓慢，懈怠 slacks noun plural trousers, usually loose-fitting, worn informally by men or women. a pair of slacks. 寬鬆休閒褲 便裤，宽松的长裤 EncyclopediaSeeslackslacks
Related to slacks: khakisWords related to slacksnoun (usually in the plural) pants for casual wearRelated Words- trouser
- pant
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