English

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable Small coal; coal dust.
2. countable A valley, or small, shallow dell.
3. uncountable The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.

#: The slack of a rope or of a sail.

1. countable A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.

Synonyms
sense|small coal; coal dust culm

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. lax|Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.

#: a slack rope

1. Weak; not holding fast.

#: a slack hand

1. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager.

#: slack in duty or service

1. Not violent, rapid, or pressing.

#: Business is slack.

Synonyms
sense|not violent, rapid, or pressing slow, moderate, easy

Translations
trans-top|weak
German: t-|de|schlaff
Portuguese: t+|pt|frouxo|m
trans-mid
Spanish: t-|es|flojo
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Adverb
en-adv|-

1. Slackly.

#: slack dried hops

Verb
en-verb

1. context|followed by �off� to procrastinate; to be lazy
2. context|followed by �off� to refuse or dislike exerting effort

Translations
trans-top|to procrastinate
German: t|de|trödeln, t|de|bummeln, faulenzen, faul sein
trans-mid
Spanish: t|es|haraganear, t|es|flojear
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trans-top|to refuse or dislike exterting effort
German: (anstrengende) Arbeit scheuen
trans-mid
Spanish: t|es|aflojarse, t|es|relajarse
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fa:slack
fr:slack
io:slack
it:slack
ru:slack
te:slack
vi:slack
zh:slack

• 2007-12-14 04:28 - Doug Hockin - /* Adverb */ Remove comparitive

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