slack time
11slack — {{11}}slack (adj.) O.E. slæc loose, careless (in reference to personal conduct), from P.Gmc. *slakas (Cf. O.S. slak, O.N. slakr, O.H.G. slah slack, M.Du. lac fault, lack ), from PIE root * (s)leg to be slack (see LAX (Cf. lax)). Sense of …
12slack — slack1 [slæk] adj [: Old English; Origin: sleac] 1.) hanging loosely, or not pulled tight ≠ ↑taut ▪ Keep the rope slack until I tell you to pull it. 2.) with less business activity than usual ▪ Business remained slack throughout the day. 3.) not… …
13slack — 1. adjective 1) the rope went slack Syn: loose, limp, hanging, flexible Ant: tight, taut 2) slack skin Syn: flaccid, flabby, loose …
14Slack action — In railroading, slack action is the amount of free movement of one car before it transmits its motion to an adjoining coupled car. This free movement results from the fact that in railroad practice cars are loosely coupled, and the coupling is… …
15slack — 1. adjective 1) the rope went slack Syn: limp, loose 2) slack skin Syn: sagging, flabby, flaccid, loose, saggy 3) business is slack Syn …
16Slack in Japan — Infobox Album | Name = Slack in Japan Type = live Artist = The Slackers Released = 2005 Recorded = ???? Genre = Ska Length = ???? Label = Disk Union Japan Producer = ???? Reviews = | Last album = Slackness (2005) This album = Slack in Japan… …
17Slack hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
18Time-driven programming — Programming paradigms Agent oriented Automata based Component based Flow based Pipelined Concatenative Concurrent computing …
19slack hours — slump hours, time during which there are few tasks to be completed …
20slack — Alu alu. Also: hālūlā, hō alu, pū alu, ka ulua, olu; ku uku u (a little at a time); mōhalu, mōhaluhalu; paleha, palaleha (careless); hō oluea …
