slack
adjective/slæk/
/slæk/
(comparative slacker, superlative slackest)
- not stretched tight synonym loose
- She was staring into space, her mouth slack.
- The rope suddenly went slack.
- slack muscles
- Let the reins go slack.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- very
- fairly
- completely
- …
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- (of business) not having many customers or sales; not busy
- a slack period
- Wednesdays are always slack.
- slack demand for beef
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc2- The antiques business remained slack.
- This season has been pretty slack for local hotels so far.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (disapproving) not putting enough care, attention or energy into something and so not doing it well enough
- He's been very slack in his work lately.
- Discipline in the classroom is very slack.
- We lost because of some slack defending on our part.
- She knew she had been very slack in her church attendance recently.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- very
- a bit
- rather
- …
- in
Word Originadjective Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’.
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