OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14994

slack

/slæk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
flojera • soltura
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
take in the slack
the slack of a rope or of a sail
charco
In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
... for they had at that time observed the side of the brae, where the little green slack was situated, covered with a sheet of flame for a moment.
Cauldstane Slap, or rather Slack, is a much frequented pass, through which the periodical droves of black cattle are transported into England.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 14996

slack

/slæk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aflojar • aflojarse • estar a la bartola • flojear • güevear • güevonear • huevear • huevonear • relajarse
To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
I can't afford to slack. This job is all I have!