Толковый словарь английского языка - slack
Slack
slack
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English slak, from Old English sleac; akin to Old High German slah ~, Latin laxus ~, loose, languēre to languish, Greek lagnos lustful and perhaps to Greek lēgein to stop Date: before 12th century not using due diligence, care, or dispatch ; negligent , 2. characterized by slowness, sluggishness, or lack of energy , moderate in some quality, blowing or flowing at low speed , 3. not tight or taut , lacking in usual or normal firmness and steadiness ; weak , wanting in activity ; dull , lacking in completeness, finish, or perfection , see: negligent ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. verb Date: 13th century intransitive verb to be or become ~, to shirk or evade work or duty, transitive verb 1. to be ~ or negligent in performing or doing, lessen , moderate , to release tension on ; loosen , 3. to cause to abate, slake 3, III. noun Date: 1756 cessation in movement or flow, a part of something that hangs loose without strain , trousers especially for casual wear, a dull season or period, 5. a part that is available but not used , a portion (as of labor or resources) that is required but lacking , additional leeway or relief from pressure, IV. noun Etymology: Middle English slak, from Old Norse slakki Date: 14th century a pass between hills, V. noun Etymology: earlier sleck, probably from Middle Dutch ~e, slecke slag Date: 1729 the finest screenings of coal produced at a mine unusable as fuel unless cleaned
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1. adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. 1 (of rope etc.) not taut. 2 inactive or sluggish. 3 negligent or remiss. 4 (of tide etc.) neither ebbing nor flowing. 5 (of trade or business or a market) with little happening. 6 loose. 7 Phonet. lax. 8 relaxed, languid. --n. 1 the slack part of a rope (haul in the slack). 2 a slack time in trade etc. 3 colloq. a spell of inactivity or laziness. 4 (in pl.) full-length loosely-cut trousers for informal wear. --v. 1 a tr. & intr. slacken. b tr. loosen (rope etc.). 2 intr. colloq. take a rest, be lazy. 3 tr. slake (lime). --adv. 1 slackly. 2 slowly or insufficiently (dry slack; bake slack). Phrases and idioms slack hand lack of full control in riding or governing. slack lime slaked lime. slack off 1 loosen. 2 lose or cause to lose vigour. slack rein = slack hand. slack suit US casual clothes of slacks and a jacket or shirt. slack up reduce the speed of a train etc. before stopping. slack water a time near the turn of the tide, esp. at low tide. take up the slack use up a surplus or make up a deficiency; avoid an undesirable lull. Derivatives slackly adv. slackness n. Etymology: OE sl{aelig}c f. Gmc 2. n. coal-dust or small pieces of coal. Etymology: ME prob. f. LG or Du. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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