Look up: slack

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   slack
   sluggish dull not tight 
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   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 idle 6. [v] - be inattentive to, or neglect, as of duties 7. [v] - release tension on 8. [v] - make less active or fast 9. [v] - cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water, as of lime
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   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 compactly, except for the unavoidable wastage in the...
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   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
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   Slack
   Slack noun [ Confer Slag .] Small coal; also, coal dust; culm. Raymond.
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   Slack
   Slack noun [ Icelandic slakki a slope on a mountain edge.] A valley, or small, shallow dell. [ Prov. Eng.] Grose.
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   Slack
   Slack adjective [ Compar. Slacker ; superl. Slackest .] [ Middle English slak , Anglo-Saxon sleac ; akin to Old Saxon slak , Old High German slah , Prov. German schlack , Icelandic slakr , Swedish slak ; confer Sanskrit srj to let loose, to throw. Confer Slake .] Lax; n ...
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   Slack
   Slack adverb Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
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   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.
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    slack
    adjective flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; `slack water`
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    slack
    slackness noun the condition of being loose (not taut); `he hadn`t counted on the slackness of the rope`
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    slack
    noun a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; `he took up the slack`
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    slack
    slack water noun a stretch of water without current or movement; `suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless`
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    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
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    slack
    verb make less active or fast; `He slackened his pace as he got tired`; `Don`t relax your efforts now`
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    Slack
    `Slack` may refer to: *Slack (project management), a term used in project management *Slack, West Yorkshire, a village in Calderdale, England. *Slackware, a Linux distribution *Slack, a central belief of the Church of the SubGenius *Slackness, lyrics of a crude or bawdy nature in dancehall music are often called `slack`. *`Slack space`, computer storage space wasted due to internal fragmentation. * Slack River in Pas-de-Calais, northern France `...
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    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; moderate; easy; as, business is slack. • (a.) Alt....
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    slack
    unstressed syllable.
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    Slack
    Small coal; the finest-sized soft coal, usually less than one inch in diameter.
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    SLACK
    Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen
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    slack
    
    1. a noticeable decline in performance
    2. a stretch of water without current or movement
    3. the condition of being loose (not taut)
    4. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
    
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    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.…
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    Slack
    Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen.
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