slack lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• unhurried and relaxed "a mellow conversation"
• lacking in rigor or strictness "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable" "lax in attending classes" "slack in maintaining discipline"
• flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide "slack water"
• not tense or taut "the old man's skin hung loose and grey" "slack and wrinkled skin" "slack sails" "a slack rope"
• a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely "he took up the slack"
• the quality of being loose (not taut) "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
• a stretch of water without current or movement "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"
• 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"
• dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
• (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"