slack meaning
EN
[slæk] [-æk] WSlack
- Slack may refer to:
- NounPLslacks
- VerbSGslacksPRslackingPT, PPslacked
- AdjectiveCOMslackerSUPslackest
- Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.
- a slack rope
- Weak; not holding fast.
- a slack hand
- Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- slack in duty or service
- Not violent, rapid, or pressing.
- Business is slack.
- SLA (West Indies) vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.
- AdverbCOMslackerSUPslackest
- Slackly.
- slack dried hops
- Slackly.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Emily is slacking off since this is her last semester; she completely stopped trying to make good grades.
- Thankfully the hail slacked off after a few minutes.
- He's the new kid on the block and doesn't know the way we do things around here yet. Cut him some slack and let him learn from this.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of slack in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Uncomparable adverbs
- Uncomparable adverbs
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "slack" is an adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb.