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slacks
We have found lemma(root) word of slacks : slack.
Definitions
[slak], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- not taut or held tightly in position; loose
(e.g: a slack rope)
- (of business or trade) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet
(e.g: business was rather slack)
- having or showing laziness or negligence
(e.g: slack accounting procedures)
- lewd
(e.g: the veteran king of slack chat)
- (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing
(e.g: soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn)
Phrases:
- cut someone some slack
- pick up the slack
Origin
:
Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’
[slak], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part
(e.g: I picked up the rod and wound in the slack)
- a spell of inactivity or laziness
(e.g: he slept deeply, refreshed by a little slack in the daily routine)
- casual trousers
(e.g: he put on a grey shirt and loose cotton slacks)
Phrases:
- cut someone some slack
- pick up the slack
Origin
:
Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’
[slak], (Verb)
Definitions:
- loosen (something, especially a rope)
(e.g: slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail)
- decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed
(e.g: the flow of blood slacked off)
- work slowly or lazily
(e.g: she ticked off her girls if they were slacking)
- slake (lime)
(e.g: 150 sacks of lime were slacked by the inrushing water)
Phrases:
- cut someone some slack
- pick up the slack
Origin
:
Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’
[slak], (Noun)
Definitions:
- coal dust or small pieces of coal
(e.g: the fire was stoked with a mixture of slack and cement)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English: probably from Low German or Dutch
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