slack

adjective/slæk/CEFR B2

ঢিলে; মন্দা; গা-ছাড়া

Meaning

Not pulled tight, not busy, or not careful enough.

Example sentences

  • The rope went slack.দড়িটা ঢিলে হয়ে গেল।
  • Business is slack in Ramadan.রমজানে ব্যবসা মন্দা যায়।

Common phrases with “slack”

  • go slackঢিলে হয়ে যাওয়া
  • a slack seasonমন্দা মৌসুম
  • cut someone some slackএকটু ছাড় দেওয়া

A common mistake

Cut me some slacks, I am new here.→Cut me some slack, I am new here.

The idiom is singular — slack meaning the loose part of a rope, so cutting someone some slack is giving them room. Slacks with an s is a pair of trousers, which changes the sentence completely.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: loose, sluggish

Antonyms: taut

Similar words, and what each means

  • loose

    ঢিলা, আলগা

    Not fitting tightly to the body.

  • sluggish

    মন্থর, ঢিলেঢালা

    Moving or working slowly, lacking energy.

Other English words for “ঢিলে; মন্দা; গা-ছাড়া”

  • recession

    A period when business activity and the economy become weaker.

  • downturn

    A fall in business activity or in the economy.

  • slump

    A sudden serious fall in trade, prices, or performance.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • slacksnounঢিলেঢালা প্যান্ট

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “slack” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • একটুও না কমা, নিরবচ্ছিন্ন কঠোর
    • • ঢিলে; মন্দা; গা-ছাড়া
    • • অনুগত, বিশ্বস্ত
    • • পুরনো, বৃদ্ধ
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    ঢিলে; মন্দা; গা-ছাড়া — slack (adjective) — ঢিলে; মন্দা; গা-ছাড়া. Not pulled tight, not busy, or not careful enough.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “slack”?

    • • insecure
    • • loose
    • • rubbery
    • • tragic
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    loose — loose — ঢিলা, আলগা. Not fitting tightly to the body.

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