slacks 1 of 2

plural of slack

slacks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slack
as in loosens
to make less taut the skipper ordered the crew to slack off the sheets on the mainsail

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“Slacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slacks. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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