slack

(Inglese)

Noun

1. (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
2. (countable, uncountable) A dip in a surface.
3. (countable, uncountable) In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
4. (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
5. (uncountable) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
6. (attributive, countable, form-of, uncountable) Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).

Adj

1. Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
2. Weak; not holding fast.
3. Moderate in some capacity.
4. Moderate in some capacity.
5. Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
6. Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
7. Excess; surplus to requirements.
8. (Caribbean, Jamaica, slang) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
9. Lax.

Adv

Slackly.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To slacken.
2. (obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
3. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
4. To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.

slacks

• Noun
• Verb

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/slæk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: slak

Ereditato da inglese antico: slæc

Ereditato da inglese medio: slakken

Ereditato da inglese antico: slacian

Affine islandese: slakki

Affine norvegese: slakke

In summary

From Middle English slak, from Old English slæc (“slack”), from Proto-Germanic *slakaz. For sense of coal dust, compare slag.

Concetti

lento

floscio

debole

rilassamento

lasco

trascurato

allascare

allentare

fiacco

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lascare

lentezza

melma

moscio

mota

pantano

scemare

sciolto

attenuarsi

palta

polvere di carbone

brago

braco

affievolirsi

mancanza di tensione

diminuire

negligente

pigro

superficiale

sinonimi

loose

lax

sluggish

slow

looseness

slake

lazy

slacken

slackness

limp

languid

loosen

flaccid

weak

inert

listless

careless

loaf

flabby

idle

abate

relax

relaxed

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morass

baggy

laxity

culm

dull

slothful

slow down

droopy

slackening

shirk

sag

slack up

relaxation

die away

quagmire

quiet

slack water

negligent

falloff

mire

nerveless

fen

falling off

loosened

play

dullness

gravel