Slack vs. Stack
Difference Between Slack and Stack
Slacknoun
(uncountable) Small coal; coal dust.
Stacknoun
(heading) A pile.
Slacknoun
(countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
Stacknoun
A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
Slacknoun
(uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
the slack of a rope or of a sailStacknoun
A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
Please bring me a chair from that stack in the corner.Slacknoun
(countable) A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.
Stacknoun
(UK) A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
Slackadjective
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.
a slack ropeStacknoun
A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. (~3 m³)
Slackadjective
Weak; not holding fast.
a slack handStacknoun
An extensive collection
Slackadjective
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
slack in duty or serviceStacknoun
A smokestack.
Slackadjective
Not violent, rapid, or pressing.
Business is slack.Stacknoun
(heading) In digital computing.
Slackadjective
vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music
Stacknoun
A linear data structure in which the last data item stored is the first retrieved; a LIFO queue.
Slackadverb
Slackly.
slack dried hopsStacknoun
A portion of computer memory occupied by a stack data structure, particularly (the stack) that portion of main memory manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.
Slackverb
To slacken.
Stacknoun
A standard set of software components commonly used together on a system – for example, the combination of an operating system, web server, database and programming language.
Slackverb
(obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
Stacknoun
(math) A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
Slackverb
(followed by “off”) to procrastinate; to be lazy
Stacknoun
(geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
Slackverb
(followed by “off”) to refuse to exert effort
Stacknoun
(library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
Slackverb
To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
Lime slacks.Stacknoun
(figuratively) A large amount of an object.
They paid him a stack of money to keep quiet.Slacknoun
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
Stacknoun
(military) A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
Slacknoun
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality;
the team went into a slumpa gradual slack in outputa drop-off in attendancea falloff in qualityStacknoun
(poker) The amount of money a player has on the table.
Slacknoun
a stretch of water without current or movement;
suddenly they were in slack waterStacknoun
(heading) In architecture.
Slacknoun
the condition of being loose (not taut);
he hadn't counted on the slackness of the ropeStacknoun
A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
Slacknoun
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely;
he took up the slackStacknoun
A vertical drainpipe.
Slackverb
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
Stacknoun
A fall or crash, a prang.
Slackverb
be inattentive to, or neglect;
He slacks his attentionStacknoun
(bodybuilding) A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
Slackverb
release tension on;
slack the ropeStackverb
(transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
Please stack those chairs in the corner.Slackverb
make less active or fast;
He slackened his pace as he got tiredDon't relax your efforts nowStackverb
To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner.
This is the third hand in a row where you've drawn four of a kind. Someone is stacking the deck!Slackverb
become slow or slower;
Production slowedStackverb
To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
I won Jill's last $100 this hand; I stacked her!Slackverb
make less active or intense
Stackverb
(transitive) To deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
The Government was accused of stacking the parliamentary committee.Slackverb
become less in amount or intensity;
The storm abatedThe rain let up after a few hoursStackverb
To crash; to fall.
Jim couldn′t make it today as he stacked his car on the weekend.Slackverb
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water;
slack limeStacknoun
an orderly pile
Slackadjective
not tense or taut;
the old man's skin hung loose and grayslack and wrinkled skinslack sailsa slack ropeStacknoun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
a batch of lettersa deal of troublea lot of moneyhe made a mint on the stock marketit must have cost plentySlackadjective
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;
flaccid musclestook his lax hand in hersgave a limp handshakea limp gesture as if waving away all desire to knowa slack gripStacknoun
a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
Slackadjective
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide;
slack waterStacknoun
a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Slackadjective
lacking in rigor or strictness;
such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptablelax in attending classesslack in maintaining disciplineStacknoun
a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
Stackverb
load or cover with stacks;
stack a truck with boxesStackverb
arrange in stacks;
heap firewood around the fireplacestack your books up on the shelvesStackverb
arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances;
stack the deck of cards
