SLACK


Meaning of SLACK in English

adj.

1 loose

VERBS

▪ be , feel , look , seem

▪ become , fall , go

My jaw fell ~ in disbelief.

Let the reins go ~.

▪ leave sth

Leave the thread slightly ~ to allow for movement.

ADVERB

▪ very , fairly

▪ completely

Some of the ropes were completely ~.

▪ a little , slightly , etc.

2 not busy

VERBS

▪ be , seem

▪ become

▪ remain

The antiques business remained ~.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

This season has been pretty ~ for local hotels so far.

3 lazy

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become , get

ADVERB

▪ very

▪ a bit , rather

PREPOSITION

▪ in

She knew she had been very ~ in her church attendance recently.

Slack is used with these nouns: ↑ business , ↑ jaw , ↑ mouth

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .