sleck Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: S L EH1 K
What Does Sleck Mean?
Sleck is a verb that means Alternative form of slake. It is also used to mean To slake; allay; cool; quench; extinguish.
Sleck Definition (Verb)
- Alternative form of slake.
to sleck lime
- To slake; allay; cool; quench; extinguish.
- To groan when overloaded with food; sigh with repletion.
Synonyms of Sleck
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Sleck synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Sleck
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Sleck in a Sentence
to sleck lime
Word Forms & Grammar
sleck (third-person singular simple present slecks, present participle slecking, simple past and past participle slecked)
Origin of Sleck
From Middle English slecken, slekken, from Old Norse slekkja, sløkkva (“to extinguish, quench, slake”), from Proto-Germanic *slakjaną, *slakwijaną (“to slake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lēg- (“weak, faint, limp”). Cognate with Old English sleċċan, slæċċan (“to make slack or slow, delay”).