Adjective : a slack rope. ,slack proofreading. ,He is slack in answering letters. ,the slack season in an industry. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a sudden slack in output. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : He slacked the most important part. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : Business is slacking up. From Dictionary.com.
"How do you like Criterion's paces?" he said, after they had entered the park and were slacking from a canter to a walk. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Deronda] Reference
(And here, I thought we had been slacking, that is, until yesterday when we ran about like freaks to get the place cleaned up ….). From Wordnik.com. [Tigers & Strawberries » Bison, Part II] Reference
We guess Philip Roth is kind of slacking in that regard. From Wordnik.com. [All Stories | The New York Observer] Reference
If everyone is "slacking", then first of all it's at least fair. From Wordnik.com. [The Barefoot Bum] Reference
NATO countries "slacking" in their commitments, including avoidance of actual combat. From Wordnik.com. [ThreatsWatch] Reference
I feel like I owe you all a damned fine post because I've been kind of slacking off a bit lately. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
I feel like I owe you all a damned fine post because I’ve been kind of slacking off a bit lately. From Wordnik.com. [November « 2008 « knitnut.net] Reference
So the multitasking actually becomes multi-slacking. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2004] Reference
What about the honeybee slacking off, we're hearing?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2007] Reference
Hope you weren't slacking at work on the 360 Web site. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2008] Reference
And there'd be no slacking in those other areas, either. From Wordnik.com. [The Weakling] Reference
Also, the winds are slacking, and so is the storm surge. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2008] Reference
After Brown left the auto there was no slacking of its speed. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
COOPER: You've really been slacking off the last couple of years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 15, 2002] Reference
We went careening along hill-sides without even slacking the trot. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Woman Homesteader] Reference
See why slacking off in college just may be a successful strategy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2006] Reference
The train was slacking up as it steamed into the big, arched station. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays] Reference
It's been slacking off the last couple of hours, so it's not pouring. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2003] Reference
Multi-slacking is someone who slacks at multiple things at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2007] Reference
The rain is actually slacking off quite a bit in the last 30 minutes or so. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2004] Reference
The horse was slacking speed a bit now, for the pace was telling on his wind. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road] Reference
Those of you who have been slacking on running, you're only hurting yourself. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2007] Reference
Those of you that have been slacking on running, you're only hurting yourself. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2007] Reference
Those of you who have been slacking on running, you're only hurting yourselves. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2007] Reference
Those of you who have been slacking on running, you ` re only hurting yourselves. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2007] Reference
All at once there came a sudden slacking of the pull from whatever was in the water. From Wordnik.com. [Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth] Reference
CALDWELL: And the guys are slacking, because there was three guys in the bottom three. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 15, 2007] Reference
GARCIA: It was really what allowed the greatest advances in slacking off to take place. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2006] Reference
At times the rain has been coming down heavily and then slacking off just a little bit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2006] Reference
Retail sales falling since Thanksgiving and industrial production has been slacking off. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2008] Reference
No one can accuse the increasingly hyphenated comedienne-actress-musician of slacking off. From Wordnik.com. [Lee Stranahan: Margaret Cho Talks About New Album, Gay Rights & Head Lice] Reference
And then, do you know what your teens are doing when they're marinating or multi-slacking?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2007] Reference
"We're going a bit faster!" called Mr. Damon 'encouragingly, "or else they're slacking up.". From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat, or, the Rivals of Lake Carlopa] Reference
"If somebody's slacking they'll get you out of here; that's what Coach Shanahan's here for.". From Wordnik.com. [Kyle Shanahan is a young offensive coordinator] Reference
"You tend to overwork as a remote worker because you don't want to appear to be slacking off.". From Wordnik.com. [The rise of home working] Reference
Having children is a joy, but it ` s a responsibility, and too many of us are just slacking off. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2006] Reference
Those of you who have been slacking on running, you're only hurting yourselves, remember that, OK?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2007] Reference
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