slack
101slack water — noun 1. a stretch of water without current or movement suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless • Syn: ↑slack • Derivationally related forms: ↑slack (for: ↑slack) • Hypernyms …
102slack-jawed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: slack (III) : having the lower jaw dropped especially as indicating amazement or stupidity slack jawed yokels stood slack jawed with surprise * * * slack jawed «SLAK JD», adjective. with the mouth partly open and… …
103Slack action — In railroading, slack action is the amount of free movement of one car before it transmits its motion to an adjoining coupled car. This free movement results from the fact that in railroad practice cars are loosely coupled, and the coupling is… …
104Slack/390 — Slackware Linux Рабочий стол с Разработчик Патрик Фолькердинг Семейство ОС GNU/Linux …
105Slack in Japan — Infobox Album | Name = Slack in Japan Type = live Artist = The Slackers Released = 2005 Recorded = ???? Genre = Ska Length = ???? Label = Disk Union Japan Producer = ???? Reviews = | Last album = Slackness (2005) This album = Slack in Japan… …
106slack off — UK US slack off Phrasal Verb with slack({{}}/slæk/ verb ► if someone slacks off, they stop working hard or putting effort into something: »Companies just want to make sure their employees aren t slacking off. »He urged Washington not to slack off …
107slack wire — noun : a wire slack rope * * * slack wire, a loosely stretched wire on which an acrobat performs: »A man twirling hoops while balancing on a slack wire (New York Times) …
108Slack variable — In Linear programming a slack variable is a variable which is added to a constraint to turn the inequality into an equation. This is required to turn an inequality into an equality where a linear combination of variables is less than or equal to… …
109slack-jawed — adjective a) With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment. For one frightful moment there was no sound; even the mens breathing was hushed, and they sat slack jawed, stunned …
110slack, slake — As verbs, slack means to shirk, to leave undone, and slake means to refresh, to allay thirst : He slacked his work for a minute while he slaked his thirst. Because both words can mean to make less active and intense, they are often confused… …
