slack in the PONS Dictionary

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I.slack [slæk] ADJ

II.slack [slæk] ADV

III.slack [slæk] N no pl

IV.slack [slæk] VB intr inf

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slack off PHRVB slacken off

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slack Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

discipline has become very slack lately
u poslednje vreme je disciplina baš popustila
the men pulled on the rope to take up the slack
ljudi su povukli konopac kako bi ga zategli
to cut sb some slack Am inf
skinuti se nekom [s grbače]
to cut sb some slack Am inf
biti manje strog prema nekom

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Slack served on the court until his death.
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His writing slacked off between 1915 and 1939, then picked up again.
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Realistically, the fall would likely include several more feet due to rope elasticity and slack and give in the overall mechanical system.
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Currently, females in army bands, honor guards, and female chaplains are authorized to wear army blue slacks in the performance of their duties.
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Organizational slack occurs when firms opt to employ more resources than are needed to produce a given level of output.
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The left hand operates on a separate brain, taking up slack line as it becomes available, while always preserving a little slack.
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She liked to fashion her own clothes, which, in addition to the slacks, included boots and a black artist frock coat.
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That is, the dual vector is minimized in order to remove slack between the candidate positions of the constraints and the actual optimum.
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The schools were open only in winter, the slack season of the farm.
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He is a very terse individual who gives little slack to anyone.
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