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  1. slack
    sluggish dull not tight 
    Found op http://www.graduateshotline.com/list.html

  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 op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=slack

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

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

  5. 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 op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/117

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

  7. 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 op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/117

  8. slack
    adjective flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; `slack water`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slack

  9. slack
    slackness noun the condition of being loose (not taut); `he hadn`t counted on the slackness of the rope`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slack

  10. slack
    noun a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; `he took up the slack`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slack

  11. slack
    slack water noun a stretch of water without current or movement; `suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slack

  12. 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 op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slack



  1. slack
    verb make less active or fast; `He slackened his pace as he got tired`; `Don`t relax your efforts now`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slack

  2. 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 op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/slack/

  3. Slack
    Slack is slang for impertinence.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZSB.HTM

  4. Slack
    Slack is slang for impertinence.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZSB.HTM

  5. 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 op http://foldoc.org/slack

  6. slack
    unstressed syllable.
    Found op http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/terminology.cfm#acatalectic

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

  8. SLACK
    Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  9. 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

    Found op

  10. 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 s...
    Found op http://www.oenb.at/dictionary/termini.jsp?EINTRAG_ID=4210

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

  12. Slack
    Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen.
    Found op http://www.yachtdeliveryasia.com/glossary.php

  13. Slack
    Loose rope or reins, or to loosen In rodeo, the morning or afternoon performance
    Found op http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/HorseGlossary.html

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