fresh vs slack

fresh

noun
  • A stream or spring of fresh water. 

  • A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood. 

  • The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea. 

adj
  • Invigoratingly cool and refreshing. 

  • Rested; not tired or fatigued. 

  • Without salt; not saline. 

  • In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed. 

  • Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious. 

  • Not dried, frozen, or spoiled. 

  • Newly produced or obtained; recent. 

  • Disobedient or rude, as of a child. 

  • Youthful; florid. 

  • Still green and not dried. 

  • Good, fashionable. 

  • Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward. 

adv
  • recently; just recently; most recently 

verb
  • To rebore the barrel of a rifle or shotgun. 

  • To freshen up. 

  • To update. 

  • To pack (fish) loosely on ice. 

  • To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water. 

  • to give birth to a calf. 

  • To become stronger. 

  • To renew. 

slack

noun
  • A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains. 

  • Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient. 

  • A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place. 

  • The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. 

  • Small coal; coal dust. 

  • A valley, or small, shallow dell. 

verb
  • To slacken. 

  • To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake. 

adj
  • Moderately warm. 

  • Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music. 

  • Not active or busy, successful, or violent. 

  • Excess; surplus to requirements. 

  • Lax; not tense; not firmly extended. 

  • Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager. 

  • Lax. 

  • Moderate in speed. 

  • Weak; not holding fast. 

adv
  • Slackly. 

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