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The correct spelling is slack.
How to pronounce slack
/slæk/
nounIPA: /slæk/
Say it like: Sla-k
The correct spelling is slack. The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. For example: "take in the slack"
Usage Examples
“take in the slack”
“a slack rope”
“a slack hand”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- 2.A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.
- 3.A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- 4.A valley, or small, shallow dell.
- 5.Small coal; coal dust.
adjective
- 1.(normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
- 2.Weak; not holding fast.
- 3.Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- 4.Not active,successful, or violent.
- 5.Excess; surplus to requirements.
adverb
- 1.Slackly.
verb
- 1.To slacken.
- 2.To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
- 3.To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
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