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SLACK WATER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide
Synonyms:
slack tide; slack water
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("slack water" is a kind of...):
tide (the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stretch of water without current or movement
Example:
suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless
Synonyms:
slack; slack water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("slack water" is a kind of...):
stretch (a large and unbroken expanse or distance)
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