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slack
Overview of noun slack
The noun slack has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. slack -- (dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve)
2. slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off -- (a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality")
3. slack, slack water -- (a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless")
4. mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack -- (a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot)
5. slack, slackness -- (the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope")
6. slack -- (a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack")
Overview of verb slack
The verb slack has 8 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. slack -- (avoid responsibilities and work, be idle)
2. slack -- (be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention")
3. slack -- (release tension on; "slack the rope")
4. slack, slacken, slack up, relax -- (make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now")
5. slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken -- (become slow or slower; "Production slowed")
6. slake, abate, slack -- (make less active or intense)
7. abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away -- (become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours")
8. slack, slake -- (cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime")
Overview of adj slack
The adj slack has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) loose, slack -- (not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope")
2. flaccid, lax, limp, slack -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip")
3. slack -- (flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water")
4. lax, slack -- (lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slack
6 senses of slack
Sense 1
slack
=> debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus
=> rubbish, trash, scrap
=> waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
=> material, stuff
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
=> deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
=> decline, diminution
=> decrease, decrement
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
slack, slack water
=> stretch
=> expanse
=> space
=> amorphous shape
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack
=> bog, peat bog
=> wetland
=> land, ground, soil
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
slack, slackness
=> looseness, play
=> movability, movableness
=> mobility
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
slack
=> cord
=> line
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun slack
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slack
6 senses of slack
Sense 1
slack
=> debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus
Sense 2
slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
=> deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
Sense 3
slack, slack water
=> stretch
Sense 4
mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack
=> bog, peat bog
Sense 5
slack, slackness
=> looseness, play
Sense 6
slack
=> cord
Antonyms of noun slack
Member Holonyms of noun slack
Substance Holonyms of noun slack
Part Holonyms of noun slack
Member Meronyms of noun slack
Substance Meronyms of noun slack
Part Meronyms of noun slack
Meronyms of noun slack
Holonyms of noun slack
Attributes of noun slack
Derived Forms of noun slack
4 of 6 senses of slack
Sense 1
slack
RELATED TO>(verb) slack#8
=> slack, slake
Sense 2
slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
RELATED TO>(verb) slack#6
=> slake, abate, slack
RELATED TO>(verb) slack#5
=> slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
RELATED TO>(verb) slack#4
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
Sense 5
slack, slackness
RELATED TO>(verb) slack#3
=> slack
Sense 6
slack
RELATED TO>(verb) slack#3
=> slack
Domain of noun slack
Domain Terms of noun slack
Familiarity of noun slack
slack used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun slack
6 senses of slack
Sense 1
slack
> debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus
=> slack
Sense 2
slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
> deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
=> slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
Sense 3
slack, slack water
> stretch
=> slack, slack water
Sense 4
mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack
> bog, peat bog
=> mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack
=> slough
Sense 5
slack, slackness
> looseness, play
=> wiggliness
=> slack, slackness
Sense 6
slack
> cord
=> agal
=> apron string
=> bowstring
=> catgut, gut
=> chenille, chenille cord
=> clews
=> clothesline
=> fishing line
=> lace, lacing
=> lanyard, laniard
=> lanyard, laniard
=> log line
=> piping
=> plumb line, perpendicular
=> ripcord
=> ripcord
=> sash cord, sash line
=> slack
=> static line
=> string, twine
=> string
=> thread, yarn
=> tie
=> whipcord
=> wick, taper
=> wick
Meronyms of noun slack
6 senses of slack
Sense 6
slack
=> cord
=> line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun slack
Grep of noun slack
esther hobart mcquigg slack morris
slack
slack suit
slack tide
slack water
slackening
slacker
slacking
slackness
slacks
Antonyms of verb slack
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slack
8 senses of slack
Sense 1
slack
=> fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
=> avoid
Sense 2
slack
=> neglect
Sense 3
slack
=> loosen, loose
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 5
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
=> weaken
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 6
slake, abate, slack
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 7
abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 8
slack, slake
=> hydrate
=> humidify, moisturize, moisturise
=> moisten, wash, dampen
=> wet
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slack
1 of 8 senses of slack
Sense 8
slack, slake
=> air-slake
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slack
8 senses of slack
Sense 1
slack
=> fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
Sense 2
slack
=> neglect
Sense 3
slack
=> loosen, loose
Sense 4
slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> decrease, lessen, minify
Sense 5
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
=> weaken
Sense 6
slake, abate, slack
=> decrease, lessen, minify
Sense 7
abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sense 8
slack, slake
=> hydrate
'Cause To' of verb slack
Derived Forms of verb slack
7 of 8 senses of slack
Sense 1
slack
RELATED TO>(noun) slacker#1
=> slacker, shirker
RELATED TO>(noun) slacking#1
=> shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking
Sense 2
slack
RELATED TO>(noun) slacking#1
=> shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking
Sense 3
slack
RELATED TO>(noun) slack#6
=> slack
RELATED TO>(noun) slack#5
=> slack, slackness
Sense 4
slack, slacken, slack up, relax
RELATED TO>(noun) slack#2
=> slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
Sense 5
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
RELATED TO>(noun) slack#2
=> slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
Sense 6
slake, abate, slack
RELATED TO>(noun) slack#2
=> slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
Sense 8
slack, slake
RELATED TO>(noun) slack#1
=> slack
Domain of verb slack
Domain Terms of verb slack
Familiarity of verb slack
slack used as a verb is common (polysemy count =8)
Sample Sentences of verb slack
8 senses of slack
Sense 1
slack
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
slack
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
slack
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
slack, slacken, slack up, relax
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 6
slake, abate, slack
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
*> Something ----s
Sense 8
slack, slake
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb slack
8 senses of slack
Sense 1
slack
> fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
=> scrimshank
=> malinger, skulk
=> slack
Sense 2
slack
> neglect
=> slack
Sense 3
slack
> loosen, loose
=> relax, unbend
=> slacken, remit
=> slack
=> unscrew
=> unscrew
Sense 4
slack, slacken, slack up, relax
> decrease, lessen, minify
=> mitigate
=> pare, pare down
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> reduce, boil down, concentrate
=> shrink, reduce
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> slake, abate, slack
=> turn down, lower, lour
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> minimize, minimise
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> cut
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> diminish, belittle
Sense 5
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
> weaken
=> attenuate
=> melt, disappear
=> die down
=> collapse
=> fade, melt
=> subside, lessen
=> blur, dim, slur
=> pine away, waste, languish
=> dull
=> pall
=> loosen, relax, loose
=> slacken
=> slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
=> wilt
Sense 6
slake, abate, slack
> decrease, lessen, minify
=> mitigate
=> pare, pare down
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> reduce, boil down, concentrate
=> shrink, reduce
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> slake, abate, slack
=> turn down, lower, lour
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> minimize, minimise
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> cut
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> diminish, belittle
Sense 7
abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> break
=> shrink, shrivel
=> taper
=> drop off
=> vanish, fly, vaporize
=> break
=> ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag
=> weaken
=> boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
=> shrink, contract
=> shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
=> abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> deflate
=> dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
=> remit
=> de-escalate
=> depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
=> shorten
=> thin out
=> decline, go down, wane
=> wane
=> wane
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrescendo
Sense 8
slack, slake
> hydrate
=> slack, slake
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb slack
Sense 1
slack
=> fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
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Sense 2
slack
=> neglect
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Sense 3
slack
=> loosen, loose
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Sense 4
slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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Sense 5
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken
=> weaken
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Sense 6
slake, abate, slack
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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Sense 7
abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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Sense 8
slack, slake
=> hydrate
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Grep of verb slack
slack
slack off
slack up
slacken
slacken off
Antonyms of adj slack
4 senses of slack
Sense 1
loose, slack
INDIRECT (VIA lax) -> tense
Sense 2
flaccid, lax, limp, slack
INDIRECT (VIA weak) -> strong
Sense 3
slack
INDIRECT (VIA standing) -> running
Sense 4
lax, slack
INDIRECT (VIA negligent) -> diligent
Similarity of adj slack
4 senses of slack
Sense 1
loose, slack
=> lax (vs. tense)
Sense 2
flaccid, lax, limp, slack
=> weak (vs. strong)
Sense 3
slack
=> standing(prenominal)(vs. running)
Sense 4
lax, slack
=> negligent (vs. diligent)
Pertainyms of adj slack
Attributes of adj slack
Domain of adj slack
Domain Terms of adj slack
Familiarity of adj slack
slack used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj slack
slack
Grep of adv slack
slackly
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