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Look up: SLACK

  1. slack
    sluggish dull not tight 
    Found on http://www.graduateshotline.com/list.htm

  2. slack
    [adj] - flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide 2. [n] - a stretch of water without current or movement 3. [n] - the condition of being loose (not taut) 4. [n] - a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely 5. [v] - avoid responsibilities and work, be i...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. slack
    the percentage -- to be given to the cable varies with the profile of the bottom and the total length of cable can therefore be obtained from a developed section of the sea bed over the intended rou te plus --. Category: News-systems and communications
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Slack
    Slack noun [ Confer Slag .] Small coal; also, coal dust; culm. Raymond.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/117

  5. Slack
    Slack noun [ Icelandic slakki a slope on a mountain edge.] A valley, or small, shallow dell. [ Prov. Eng.] Grose.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/117

  6. Slack
    Slack adjective [ Compar. Slacker ; superl. Slackest .] [ Middle English slak , Anglo-Saxon sleac ; akin to Old Saxon slak , Old High German slah , Prov. German...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/117

  7. Slack
    Slack adverb Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/117

  8. Slack
    Slack noun The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/117

  9. slack
    adjective flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; `slack water`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. slack
    slackness noun the condition of being loose (not taut); `he hadn`t counted on the slackness of the rope`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. slack
    noun a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; `he took up the slack`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. slack
    slack water noun a stretch of water without current or movement; `suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. slack
    noun dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. slack
    verb make less active or fast; `He slackened his pace as he got tired`; `Don`t relax your efforts now`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. Slack
    • (n.) Small coal; also, coal dust; culm. • (superl.) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope. • (adv.) Slackly; as, slack dried hops. • (superl.) Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand. • (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moder...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. Slack
    Slack is slang for impertinence.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. Slack
    Slack is slang for impertinence.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. slack
    1. (operating system) Internal fragmentation. Space allocated to a disk file but not actually used to store useful information. 2. (jargon) In the theology of the Church of the SubGenius, a mystical substance or quality that is the prerequisite of all human happiness. Since Unix files are stored co...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/slack

  19. slack
    unstressed syllable.
    Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_r

  20. Slack
    Small coal; the finest-sized soft coal, usually less than one inch in diameter.
    Found on http://www.coaleducation.org/glossary.ht

  21. SLACK
    Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  22. slack
    • a noticeable decline in performance
    • a stretch of water without current or movement
    • the condition of being loose (not taut)
    • a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

    Found on

  23. slack
    1. A loose part, as of a rope or sail. 2. A lack of tension; looseness. 3. A period of little activity; a lull. 4a. A cessation of movement in a current of air or water. b. An area of still water. 5. Unused capacity: still some slack in the economy. 6. slacks Casual trousers that are not part of a suit....
    Found on http://www.oenb.at/dictionary/termini.js

  24. Slack
    Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen.
    Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

  25. Slack
    Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen.
    Found on http://www.yachtdeliveryasia.com/glossar



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12 February 2012

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