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Pronounce Slack as S L AH K K.

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    Slack phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'slack'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of slack: /slækk/
    • Modern IPA representation of slack: /slæck/

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    List of meaning for slack

    slack means loose, not tight

    slack(noun)

    dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

    slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off(noun)

    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"

    slack, slack water(noun)

    a stretch of water without current or movement

    "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"

    mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack(noun)

    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

    slack, slackness(noun)

    the quality of being loose (not taut)

    "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"

    slack(adj)

    a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

    "he took up the slack"

    loose, slack(adj)

    not tense or taut

    "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"

    slack(adj)

    flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

    "slack water"

    lax, slack(verb)

    lacking in rigor or strictness

    "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

    slack(verb)

    avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

    slack(verb)

    be inattentive to, or neglect

    "He slacks his attention"

    slack(verb)

    release tension on

    "slack the rope"

    slack, slacken, slack up, relax(verb)

    make less active or fast

    "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

    slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken(verb)

    become slow or slower

    "Production slowed"

    slake, abate, slack(verb)

    make less active or intense

    abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away(verb)

    become less in amount or intensity

    "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

    slack, slake(verb)

    cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

    "slack lime"

    failing to give proper care and attention

    a building contractor known mainly for his firm's slack workmanship and slipshod construction

    not bound by rigid standards

    slack supervision on the project

    not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched

    left the ropes slack

    an allowable margin of freedom or variation

    our boss doesn't cut us any slack when it comes to being back from lunch on time

    the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line

    take up the slack of a rope

    an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle

    she prefers wearing slacks instead of a dress

    to make less taut

    the skipper ordered the crew to slack off the sheets on the mainsail

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    slack in sentence

    1. The pants had plenty of slack and were not too tight to wear in public.

    2. I took my new dress to the seamstress because it needed slack added to the waist.

    3. Add some slack to the rope so that I can descend from the rock slowly.

    4. There was too much slack in the shoestrings, making my shoes feel loose the entire hike.

    5. I was greatly underwhelmed by the performance of the actors in this play, though I cut them some slack because I know this is their first time on stage.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term slack

    The policy of import substitution was popular during the period of decolonization ... It's one of those policies that looks good on paper but doesn't work, lots of things are imported because there is no alternative but also because they are cheaper than domestic alternatives. There are many imports poor people depend on. Even if in theory local production could pick up the slack it would take time and in the meantime we could see a sharp reduction in employment.

    – Timothy Kaldas

    Wage growth finally appears to be firming after showing few signs of progress even as slack declined quickly.

    – David Mericle

    An extremely positive number could cause some ripples, particularly given the timing of a Fed rate hike, as it would suggest that any slack in the US labour market could disappear faster than anticipated.

    – Michael Hewson

    The entire body works as a linked system, and a lot of times when people come in with knee or hip injuries, it’s actually because their butt isn’t strong enough, the rear-end should act as support for the entire body and as a shock absorber for stress during exercise. But if it’s too weak, other parts of the body take up the slack and often results in injury.

    – Chris Kolba

    Seeing those stock cancellations reverse is a sign that the pull from China (for metal) seems to be letting up, we're hearing that primary smelters (in China) are increasing utilisation rates and tightness in China is being relieved by whatever slack there is outside in the regional market.

    – Oliver Nugent

    An extremely positive number could cause some ripples particularly given the timing of a Fed rate hike, as it would suggest that any slack in the US labour market could disappear faster than anticipated.

    – Michael Hewson

    If they hit it exactly at midnight, the beautiful thing is that we see that they would have been sucked out towards the Golden Gate Bridge, but the moment they were close to the Golden Gate would have been the moment the tide reverses. And that would give them a moment of slack tide, in which they could have reached marine headlands in the northern site of the Golden Gate Bridge.

    – Rolf Hut

    M&A activity levels are predicated on CEO confidence, which is currently tepid given market volatility, expectations of rate hikes and slack economic outlook and will remain that way until uncertainty around these conditions improves.

    – Christopher Wu

    I don't expect to see the same exponential growth Slack initially had now that the market is more competitive than when they first launched, seeing a million new paid users added is a very positive result.

    – Alan Lepofsky

    They've been arguing that the amount of excess slack in the economy has been understated thus far, and if that's what they believe, then that would argue for a later tightening.

    – Andrew Kelvin

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