slack | adj 1. not taut or tight, kendur: the fan belt was old and had become ~, tali kipas itu sudah lama dan telah menjadi kendur; the horse’s girth was too ~, tali perut kuda itu terlalu kendur; her grip on the bar is a little ~, pegangannya pd palang itu agak kendur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
slack | n 1. part of wire, rope, etc that hangs loose, bahagian yg kendur; 2. period of inactivity, keadaan kendur: there’s a worrying amount of ~ in the industry at present, terdapat keadaan kendur yg membimbangkan dlm industri itu pd masa ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
slack | 2. not firm, lax, kendur, longgar: discipline is ~ in the school, disiplin di sekolah itu kendur; control on expenditure has been much too ~, kawalan perbelanjaan terlalu longgar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
slack | take up the ~, a. (of rope etc) menegangkan bahagian sst yg kendur: take up the ~ to adjust the sails, tegangkan bahagian tali yg kendur utk membetulkan layar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
flabby | adj 1. lacking firmness, menggeleber; (of face, cheeks) menggeleber, kendur: ~ thighs, paha yg menggeleber; he has broad, ~ cheeks, pipinya lebar dan kendur; 2. having flabby flesh, menggeleber: she is not fat but she is ~, dia bukan gemuk tetapi badannya menggeleber; 3. (of argument, speech, etc) feeble, lemah: a ~ excuse, alasan yg lemah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
slack | go ~, mengendur, menjadi kendur; (of face, jaw, etc) jatuh: his muscles suddenly went ~, ototnya tiba-tiba mengendur; let st go ~, mengendurkan sst: she let the reins go ~, dia mengendurkan tali kekang; ' | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
flab | n (colloq) daging kendur; go to ~, mengendur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
slacken | vi 1. become loose, mengendur, menjadi kendur; (of grip) mengendur: the line ~ed suddenly and I knew that the fish had got away, tali kail tiba-tiba mengendur dan saya tahu bahawa ikan telah terlepas; when one is asleep all the muscles ~, apabila seseorang tidur semua ototnya mengendur; his grip ~ed and the intruder wriggled free, pegangannya mengendur dan penceroboh itu menggeliang-geliut utk melepaskan diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
tauten | vt menegangkan, meregangkan; (muscle, body) menegangkan: he ~ed the sagging wire, dia menegangkan wayar yg kendur itu; he ~ed his leg muscles, dia menegangkan otot-otot kakinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
sagging | adj 1. drooping, curving down, melendut, melandut: a ~ roof, bumbung yg melandut; 2. hanging loosely, a. (of garment) merebeh; b. (of rope, wire, etc) lendut, landut, kendur: c. (of skin, part of body) geleber: a ~ belly, perut yg geleber; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |