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  • 81slack — I Australian Slang 1. unkind, cruel, unfair: Don t be slack, he can t help being tall ; 2. lazy: Why don t you ever visit, you slack bastard? II Mawdesley Glossary 1. a hollow or depression on farm land sometimes holding water. 2. coal dust. III… …

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  • 82slowdown — slow|down [ˈsləudaun US ˈslou ] n 1.) [C usually singular] a reduction in activity or speed slowdown in ▪ a slowdown in the US economy 2.) AmE a period when people deliberately work slowly in order to protest about something …

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  • 83go-slow — go slows N COUNT A go slow is a protest by workers in which they deliberately work slowly in order to cause problems for their employers. [BRIT] (in AM, use slowdown) …

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  • 84plodder — [[t]plɒ̱də(r)[/t]] plodders N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is a plodder, you have a low opinion of them because they work slowly and steadily but without showing enthusiasm or having new ideas. [INFORMAL] He was quiet,… …

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  • 85slowdown — [[t]slo͟ʊdaʊn[/t]] slowdowns 1) N COUNT A slowdown is a reduction in speed or activity. There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth. 2) N COUNT A slowdown is a protest in which workers deliberately work slowly and cause problems for their… …

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  • 86ca'cannied — v. go carefully, go softly; do with moderation, go with caution; slow down; work slowly (Scottish) …

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  • 87ca'cannies — v. go carefully, go softly; do with moderation, go with caution; slow down; work slowly (Scottish) …

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  • 88ca'canny — v. go carefully, go softly; do with moderation, go with caution; slow down; work slowly (Scottish) …

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  • 89ca'cannying — v. go carefully, go softly; do with moderation, go with caution; slow down; work slowly (Scottish) …

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  • 90slack — slack1 adjective 1》 not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 2》 (of business or trade) not busy; quiet. 3》 careless, lazy, or negligent. 4》 W. Indian lewd or promiscuous. 5》 (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. noun 1》 the part of a rope… …

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