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SLACK: VERY SLACK
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Slack Farm — is an archaeological site of the Caborn Welborn variant of the Mississippian culture. Slack Farm is located near Uniontown, Kentucky close to the confluence of the Ohio River and the Wabash River. The site evidently included a Native American… … Wikipedia
slack-jawed — [ ,slæk dʒɔd ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) very surprised: I was slack jawed, unable to believe what I had just heard. 2. ) with your mouth open … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slack — ▪ I. slack slack 2 also slack off verb [intransitive] to make less of an effort than usual or be lazy in your work: • He was accused of slacking and taking too many holidays. [m0] ▪ II. slack slack 3 noun [uncoun … Financial and business terms
slack — adj. 1 loose VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, fall, go ▪ My jaw fell slack in disbelief … Collocations dictionary
slack — 1 adjective 1 not taking enough care or making enough effort to do things right: Tollitt blundered with a slack header towards the goalkeeper. | The report criticized airport security as disgracefully slack . 2 with less business activity than… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slack — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English slak, from Old English sleac; akin to Old High German slah slack, Latin laxus slack, loose, languēre to languish, Greek lagnos lustful and perhaps to Greek lēgein to stop Date: before 12th century 1. not… … New Collegiate Dictionary
slack — slack1 [slæk] adj [: Old English; Origin: sleac] 1.) hanging loosely, or not pulled tight ≠ ↑taut ▪ Keep the rope slack until I tell you to pull it. 2.) with less business activity than usual ▪ Business remained slack throughout the day. 3.) not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slack — slack1 slackingly, adv. slackly, adv. slackness, n. /slak/, adj. 1. not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope. 2. negligent; careless; remiss: slack proofreading. 3. slow, sluggish, or indolent: He is slack in answering letters … Universalium
slack — I [[t]slæk[/t]] adj. slack•er, slack•est, adv. n. v. adj. 1) not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope[/ex] 2) negligent; careless; remiss 3) slow, sluggish, or indolent: slack in answering letters[/ex] 4) not active or busy; dull; not … From formal English to slang
slack-jawed — UK [ˌslæk ˈdʒɔːd] / US [ˌslæk ˈdʒɔd] adjective informal 1) very surprised I was slack jawed, unable to believe what I had just heard. 2) with your mouth open … English dictionary
very — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Very is used with these nouns: ↑antithesis, ↑brink, ↑centre, ↑core, ↑corner, ↑day, ↑edge, ↑end, ↑essence, ↑existence, ↑fundamentals, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
