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Meanings of slack in English

Catalan
caiguda
Spanish
caída

A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality.

        caiguda
        Portuguese
        pântano
        Catalan
        fanguissar

        A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.

              pântano
              Portuguese
              desacelerar
              Catalan
              moderar

              Become slow or slower.

                    desacelerar
                    Portuguese
                    desprover
                    Catalan
                    debilitar
                    Spanish
                    aflojar

                    Become less in amount or intensity.

                          desprover
                          Usage of slack in English
                          1
                          Shortly, Ipshank returned; he carried the young girl slack in his arms.
                          Stonewielder
                          2
                          The private sector remains in no position to pick up the slack.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          He lifted the slack body down and put it in the sand.
                          A Man Four-Square
                          4
                          But absolute oil inventory levels remained high globally due to slack demand.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          However, eight different players scored for Cincy to pick up the slack.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          With slack still remaining in the labor market, wage inflation remains tame.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          Not to be slack and negligent; or loose, and wanton in thy
                          Meditations
                          8
                          Ayllon had the necklace with him in the slack of his doublet.
                          The Trail Book
                          9
                          I had no idea what the outcome would be-butlet out slack.
                          Rock and Ice Magazine
                          10
                          Complex systems survive thanks to slack and redundancy, not debt and optimization.
                          The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
                          11
                          His slack mood found no bracing in the sun or the breeze.
                          Marcella
                          12
                          A team effort picked up Memphis' scoring slack, including off the bench.
                          Reuters
                          13
                          I try to guard my expression, though I'm sure it's still slack.
                          Allegiant
                          14
                          Given the news she had just delivered, he deserved a little slack.
                          Hollow World
                          15
                          They do every once in a while when the work gets slack.
                          Jack Ranger's Western Trip; Or, from Boarding School to Ranch an...
                          16
                          The smith's arms fell slack; he turned his head aside in shame.
                          Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
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                          Translations for slack
                          Slack through the time
                          Slack across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Less common