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- Dictionaryslack/slak/
adjective
- 1. not taut or held tightly in position; loose: "a slack rope" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of business) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet: "business was rather slack"
noun
- 1. the part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part: "I picked up the rod and wound in the slack" Similar
- 2. a spell of inactivity or laziness: "he slept deeply, refreshed by a little slack in the daily routine" Similar
verb
- 1. loosen (something, especially a rope): "slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail"
- 2. decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed: "the flow of blood slacked off" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. loosely: "their heads were hanging slack in attitudes of despair"
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More important (to me) than the reference of each of these word is the users. "Slacks" and (to a slightly lesser extent) "trousers" are words used by older people, women, and people in the clothing industry.
Feb 1, 2015 · 1. Another meaning of "slack" is the gravelly coal dust that is left over after the sizable lumps of coal are taken. This is low-quality and hard to manage to produce a steady fire. Of course a ton of slack would be a lot cheaper than a ton of lump coal too. "Cut" might then mean "mix" also - "I can't afford quality coal, mix in some slack".
Apr 6, 2017 · The fact remains that slack is slack. Whether it's because you're slacking or because you're occupied and genuinely can't get to something, it doesn't make it wrong that there is slack. And if a team just jumps in to help, commenting on the existence of slack or not, then that's probably more just a sign that you're on a good team.
In this sense 'slack-mettled' meant weak-willed - combining slack meaning lazy, slow or lax, from Old English slaec, found in Beowulf, 725AD, from ancient Indo-European slegos, meaning loose; and mettle meaning courage or disposition, being an early alternative spelling of metal from around 1500-1700, used metaphorically to mean the character or emotional substance of a person, as the word ...
According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, lam means: "flight," as in on the lam, 1897, from a U.S. slang verb meaning "to run off" (1886), of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from the fi...
Jun 11, 2017 · 1. It would seem to be a mutation of the word 'Encapsulate'. To express the essential features of (someone or something) succinctly. "the conclusion is encapsulated in one sentence" synonyms: summarize, sum up, give the gist of, put in a nutshell; capture, express "their conclusions are encapsulated in one sentence". Share.
Arguments for and against seems like the formal alternative suggested by the definition and etymology of pros and cons:
Nov 22, 2010 · 1 1. Please consider editing your answer to 1) provide some evidence that we hit the sack because bed linen uses the same word as linen sacks 2) to correct your etymology. The noun "sack" as in bag comes to us from the Old English sacc; the verb "sack" as in plunder comes to from the French sac. There's as little evidence to connect the two as ...
Oct 29, 2014 · According to the OED the term apparently began in Britain, but became equally used on both sides of the Atlantic. It means a dishonest or fraudulent line of business, a method of swindling for
Feb 18, 2014 · I've heard someone say "Much obliged!" a couple of times, instead of the usual "Thank you!". A common phrase in Portuguese ("Muito Obrigado") and maybe other languages, but certainly unusual in Eng...
