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slacks /slæ ks/ N‑PLURAL [oft a pair of N ] Slacks are casual trousers. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □  She was wearing black slacks and a white sweater.

slag /slæ g/ (slags , slagging , slagged ) N‑COUNT Slag is used by some people to refer to a woman who they disapprove of because they think she is sexually immoral. [BRIT , INFORMAL , OFFENSIVE , DISAPPROVAL ]

▸  slag off PHRASAL VERB To slag someone off means to criticize them in an unpleasant way. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V P n] All bands slag off their record companies. It's just the way it is. □ [V n P ] People have been slagging me off.

sla g heap (slag heaps ) also slagheap N‑COUNT A slag heap is a hill made from waste material, such as rock and mud, left over from mining. [mainly BRIT ]

slain /sle I n/ Slain is the past participle of slay .

slake /sle I k/ (slakes , slaking , slaked ) VERB If you slake your thirst, you drink something that stops you being thirsty.

sla|lom /slɑː ləm/ (slaloms ) N‑COUNT A slalom is a race on skis or in canoes in which the competitors have to avoid a series of obstacles in a very twisting and difficult course.

slam /slæ m/ (slams , slamming , slammed )

1 VERB If you slam a door or window or if it slams , it shuts noisily and with great force. □ [V n] She slammed the door and locked it behind her. □ [V ] I was relieved to hear the front door slam. □ [V n adj] He slammed the gate shut behind him.

2 VERB If you slam something down , you put it there quickly and with great force. □ [V n with adv] She listened in a mixture of shock and anger before slamming the phone down.

3 VERB To slam someone or something means to criticize them very severely. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] The famed film-maker slammed the claims as 'an outrageous lie'.

4 VERB If one thing slams into or against another, it crashes into it with great force. □ [V + into/against ] The plane slammed into the building after losing an engine shortly after take-off. □ [V n + into/against ] He slammed me against the ground.

5 → see also Grand Slam

slam|mer /slæ mə ^r / N‑SING The slammer is prison. [INFORMAL ]

slan|der /slɑː ndə ^r , slæ n-/ (slanders , slandering , slandered )

1 N‑VAR Slander is an untrue spoken statement about someone which is intended to damage their reputation. Compare libel . □  Dr. Bach is now suing the company for slander.

2 VERB To slander someone means to say untrue things about them in order to damage their reputation. □ [V n] He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the Prime Minister.

slan|der|ous /slɑː ndərəs, slæ n-/ ADJ A spoken statement that is slanderous is untrue and intended to damage the reputation of the person that it refers to. □  He wanted an explanation for what he described as 'slanderous' remarks.

slang /slæ ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Slang consists of words, expressions, and meanings that are informal and are used by people who know each other very well or who have the same interests. □  Archie liked to think he kept up with current slang.

slang|ing match /slæ ŋ I ŋ mætʃ/ (slanging matches ) N‑COUNT A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other. [BRIT ] □  They conducted a public slanging match.

slangy /slæ ŋi/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Slangy speech or writing has a lot of slang in it. □  The play was full of slangy dialogue.

slant /slɑː nt, slæ nt/ (slants , slanting , slanted )

1 VERB Something that slants is sloping, rather than horizontal or vertical. □ [V adv/prep] The morning sun slanted through the glass roof. □ [V -ing] …slanting green eyes.