slack
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8.6
- noun
- /slæk/
- UK
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- Specifically, to provide solar hot water for one person, a couple, or a small family requires a set of panels, pumps, storage tanks, and then a fossil fuel unit is usually used to pick up the slack.
Examples
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The hikers found a beautiful spot to rest by the slack, where the ground was soft and wet under their feet.
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Namely, the problem of connecting offshore wind farms to make sure that when the wind is not blowing at one location, another offshore wind farm where it is blowing could pick up the slack.
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This being the case, the government (through the medium of public schools) is required to pick up the slack.
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For those who don't, there's a strong library and school system to help pick up the slack.
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Birds often nest in the dense reeds that grow around the slack, enjoying the peace of the low-lying land.
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In the rainy season, the slack fills with water, creating ideal conditions for amphibians and insects.
Synonyms
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5.8
Flat low land next to a river that often floods
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7.4
Deep soft wet ground like a bog that is hard to walk through
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8.9
A wet, muddy area of land with slow-moving water where plants grow
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7.2
Low land next to a river that often floods and has rich soil
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8.5
Soft wet ground that gives way under your feet
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9.7
Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on
A soft, wet area of ground that sinks when you walk on it
An area of ground filled with water and very soft to walk on
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.0
A short time when the water is almost still before the current changes direction
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slack meaning a soft, wet low place comes from the same old idea of 'loose' or 'low' ground, from slak, so a slack is ground that gives way and is muddy underfoot.