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slack |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slack 1 of 8 senses of slack Sense 8 slack, slake => air-slake Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slack 1 of 8 senses of slack Sense 8 slack, slake => air-slake Entailment of verb slack Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb slack 8 senses of slack Sense 1 slack => shirk, shrink from goldbrick Sense 2 slack => neglect Sense 3 slack => loosen, loose Sense 4 slack, slacken, slack up => decrease, lessen, minify Sense 5 slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken => weaken Sense 6 slake, abate, slack => decrease, lessen, minify Sense 7 abate, let up slack off slack, die away => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 8 slack, slake => hydrate Familiarity of verb slack slack used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb slack Sense 1 slack => shirk, shrink from goldbrick -------------- Sense 2 slack => neglect -------------- Sense 3 slack => loosen, loose -------------- Sense 4 slack, slacken, slack up => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Sense 5 slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken => weaken -------------- Sense 6 slake, abate, slack => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Sense 7 abate, let up slack off slack, die away => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 8 slack, slake => hydrate -------------- Grep of noun slack esther hobart mcquigg slack morris slack slack suit slack tide slack water slackening slacker slacking slackness slacks Overview of noun slack The noun slack has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off -- (a noticeable decline in performance: "the team went into a slump"; "a sudden slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in automobile sales") 2. slack -- (a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water") 3. slack, slackness -- (the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope") 4. slack -- (a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took of the slack") Overview of verb slack The verb slack has 8 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. slack -- (avoid responsibilities and work be idle) 2. slack -- (be inattentive to or neglect, as of duties: "He slacks his attention") 3. slack -- (release tension on "slack the rope") 4. slack, slacken, slack up -- (make less active or fast "He slackened his pace as he got tired") 5. slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken -- (become slow or slower; "Production slowed") 6. slake, abate, slack -- (make less active or intense) 7. abate, let up slack off slack, die away -- (become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated") 8. slack, slake -- (cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water, as of lime) Overview of adj slack The adj slack has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) loose, slack -- (not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope") 2. flaccid, lax, limp, slack -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip") 3. slack -- (flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water") 4. lax, slack -- (lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline") Antonyms of adj slack 4 senses of slack Sense 1 loose, slack INDIRECT (VIA lax) -> tense Sense 2 flaccid, lax, limp, slack INDIRECT (VIA weak) -> strong Sense 3 slack INDIRECT (VIA standing) -> running Sense 4 lax, slack INDIRECT (VIA negligent) -> diligent Similarity of adj slack 4 senses of slack Sense 1 loose, slack => lax (vs. tense) Sense 2 flaccid, lax, limp, slack => weak (vs. strong) Sense 3 slack => standing(postnominal) (vs. running) Sense 4 lax, slack => negligent (vs. diligent) Attributes of adj slack Familiarity of adj slack slack used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj slack slack Overview of noun slack The noun slack has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off -- (a noticeable decline in performance: "the team went into a slump"; "a sudden slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in automobile sales") 2. slack -- (a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water") 3. slack, slackness -- (the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope") 4. slack -- (a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took of the slack") Overview of verb slack The verb slack has 8 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. slack -- (avoid responsibilities and work be idle) 2. slack -- (be inattentive to or neglect, as of duties: "He slacks his attention") 3. slack -- (release tension on "slack the rope") 4. slack, slacken, slack up -- (make less active or fast "He slackened his pace as he got tired") 5. slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken -- (become slow or slower; "Production slowed") 6. slake, abate, slack -- (make less active or intense) 7. abate, let up slack off slack, die away -- (become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated") 8. slack, slake -- (cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water, as of lime) Overview of adj slack The adj slack has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) loose, slack -- (not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope") 2. flaccid, lax, limp, slack -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip") 3. slack -- (flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water") 4. lax, slack -- (lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline")
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