Become+loose+or+slack

  • 121sulky — [sul′kē] adj. sulkier, sulkiest [prob. < OE solcen (in comp.), idle, sluggish, pp. of seolcan, to become slack < IE base * selĝ , to let go, let loose > Sans sarjati, (he) releases] 1. showing resentment or dissatisfaction by petulant or …

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  • 122trammel net — noun a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh • Syn: ↑trammel • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun : a rectangular net made of a middle layer that is slack and of fine mesh… …

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