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Collocations for slack - adj.

1. loose

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem
become, fall, go
My jaw fell slack in disbelief.
Let the reins go slack.
leave sth
Leave the thread slightly slack to allow for movement.

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ADVERB

very, fairly
completely
Some of the ropes were completely slack.
a little, slightly, etc.

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2. not busy

VERBS

be, seem
become
remain
The antiques business remained slack.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
This season has been pretty slack for local hotels so far.

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3. lazy

VERBS

be
become, get

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ADVERB

very
a bit, rather

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PREPOSITION

in
She knew she had been very slack in her church attendance recently.

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Slack is used with these nouns:
business, jaw, mouth

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