» slacker
Words people most associate with “slacker”:
- lazy,
- generation,
- me,
- bum,
- loser
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Noun (1 meaning)
1. a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime).
slacker is a type of:
- idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum (noun) - person who does no work
types of slacker:
- goldbrick (noun) - a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
- malingerer, skulker, shammer (noun) - someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
- scrimshanker (noun) - a shirker
slacker is derivationally related to:
- to fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick (verb) - avoid (one's assigned duties)
- to slack (verb) - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine (noun) - the military forces of a nation
» slack
Noun (6 meanings)
1. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve.
2. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality.
Examples:
- “the team went into a slump”,
- “a gradual slack in output”,
- “a drop-off in attendance”,
- “a falloff in quality”
slack is a type of:
- deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening (noun) - process of changing to an inferior state
slack is derivationally related to:
- to fall off, fall away (verb) - diminish in size or intensity
- to slack, slacken, slack up, relax (verb) - make less active or fast
- to slake, abate, slack (verb) - make less active or intense
- to slip, drop off, drop away, fall away (verb) - get worse
- to slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken (verb) - become slow or slower
3. a stretch of water without current or movement.
Example:
- “suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless”
slack is a type of:
slack is derivationally related to:
- boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged (adjective) - (of soil) soft and watery
- to grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire (verb) - be unable to move further
- to mire, muck, mud, muck up (verb) - soil with mud, muck, or mire
- to mire, bog down (verb) - cause to get stuck as if in a mire
Example:
- “he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope”
6. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely.
Example:
- “he took up the slack”
Verb (8 meanings)
1. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle.
to slack
to slack is a way to:
- to fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick (verb) - avoid (one's assigned duties)
to slack is derivationally related to:
- shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking (noun) - the evasion of work or duty
- slacker, shirker (noun) - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
2. be inattentive to, or neglect.
to slack
Example:
- “He slacks his attention”
to slack is a way to:
- to neglect (verb) - fail to attend to
to slack is derivationally related to:
- shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking (noun) - the evasion of work or duty
3. release tension on.
to slack
Example:
- “slack the rope”
Examples:
- “He slackened his pace as he got tired”,
- “Don't relax your efforts now”
to slack is a way to:
to slack is derivationally related to:
- relaxation, loosening, slackening (noun) - an occurrence of control or strength weakening
- slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off (noun) - a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Example:
- “Production slowed”
to slack is a way to:
- to weaken (verb) - become weaker
to slack is derivationally related to:
- deceleration, slowing, retardation (noun) - a decrease in rate of change
- slowdown, lag, retardation (noun) - the act of slowing down or falling behind
- slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off (noun) - a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
to slack is a way to:
to slack is derivationally related to:
Examples:
- “The storm abated”,
- “The rain let up after a few hours”
to slack is a way to:
to slack is derivationally related to:
Example:
- “slack lime”
to slack is a way to:
- to hydrate (verb) - cause to be hydrated
ways to slack:
- to air-slake (verb) - alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate
to slack is derivationally related to:
- slack (noun) - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
Adjective (3 meanings)
Examples:
- “the old man's skin hung loose and grey”,
- “slack and wrinkled skin”,
- “slack sails”,
- “a slack rope”
2. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide.
Example:
- “slack water”
Derivationally related form:
- slack, slack water (noun) - a stretch of water without current or movement
slack is similar to:
- standing (adjective) - (of fluids) not moving or flowing
Examples:
- “such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable”,
- “lax in attending classes”,
- “slack in maintaining discipline”
Derivationally related form:
- laxness, laxity, remissness, slackness (noun) - the quality of being lax and neglectful
slack is similar to:
- negligent (adjective) - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern