slack — not tight or firmly held; loose
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: not tight or firmly held; loose
Pronunciation (IPA): /slæk/
Example Sentences
- The student's grades went slack after discovering online games.
- Please cut me some slack - I'm still learning how to use chopsticks!
- The manager noticed the team was slacking during the project deadline.
slack
ADJECTIVE[/slæk/]
not tight or firmly held; loose
The rope went slack when he stopped pulling on his end.
Tighten the slack, get back on track!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old Norse 'slakr' meaning loose or slack, related to Proto-Germanic 'slakaz'. The word entered Middle English through Scandinavian influence during the Viking period.
Breakdown
slack (single morpheme, no internal breakdown) - from Old Norse 'slakr' (loose) with no productive affixes in modern English
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The student's grades went slack after discovering online games.”
“Please cut me some slack - I'm still learning how to use chopsticks!”
“The manager noticed the team was slacking during the project deadline.”
“When one team member left, others had to take up the slack.”
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