kulegea

How to say it

Meaning

To become less tight or firm, like a rope, a screw or a muscle, and by extension to lose strength or strictness.

Good to know

Takes no object: kamba imelegea, the rope has gone slack. To loosen something is kulegeza; hali ya uchumi kulegea is a weakening economy.

Examples

• Skrubu za kiti hiki zimelegea.The screws of this chair have come loose.
• Misuli yake ililegea baada ya kupumzika.His muscles relaxed after resting.
• Ulinzi wa timu ulilegea kipindi cha pili.The team’s defense slackened in the second half.