slack vs stream

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. 

adv
  • Slackly. 

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. 

verb
  • To slacken. 

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

stream

noun
  • A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks. 

  • All moving waters. 

  • A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially. 

  • A live stream. 

  • A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air). 

  • A division of a school year by perceived ability. 

  • A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding. 

  • Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words. 

verb
  • To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind. 

  • To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client. 

  • To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid. 

  • To discharge in a stream. 

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