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slack noun
Meaning : Dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve.
Meaning : A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality.
Example :
The team went into a slump.
A gradual slack in output.
A drop-off in attendance.
A falloff in quality.
Synonyms : drop-off, falling off, falloff, slump
Meaning : A stretch of water without current or movement.
Example :
Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless.
Synonyms : slack water
Meaning : The quality of being loose (not taut).
Example :
He hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope.
Synonyms : slackness
Meaning : A cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely.
Example :
He took up the slack.
slack verb
Meaning : Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle.
Meaning : Be inattentive to, or neglect.
Example :
He slacks his attention.
Meaning : Release tension on.
Example :
Slack the rope.
slack adjective
Meaning : Not tense or taut.
Example :
The old man's skin hung loose and grey.
Slack and wrinkled skin.
Slack sails.
A slack rope.
A slack grip.
Synonyms : loose
Meaning : Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide.
Example :
Slack water.
Meaning : Lacking in rigor or strictness.
Example :
Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable.
Lax in attending classes.
Slack in maintaining discipline.
Synonyms : lax
Slack meaning in Telugu.