Are you trying to hyphenate slacks? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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(usually in the plural) pants for casual wear |
2. |
Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle |
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Be inattentive to, or neglect He slacks his attention |
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Release tension on Slack the rope |
5. |
Make less active or fast He slackened his pace as he got tired Don't relax your efforts now |
6. |
Become slow or slower Production slowed |
7. |
Make less active or intense |
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Become less in amount or intensity The storm abated The rain let up after a few hours |
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Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water Slack lime |
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Not tense or taut The old man's skin hung loose and grey Slack and wrinkled skin Slack sails A slack rope |
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Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide Slack water |
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Lacking in rigor or strictness Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable Lax in attending classes Slack in maintaining discipline |