расхля́бать

rare #32201

verbperfective

1.
to loosen, to make wobbly, to wear out, to make rickety
До́лгое испо́льзование расхля́бало крепле́ния.
Long use loosened the fastenings.
Colloquial; perfective, usually of joints, fittings or mechanisms.
2.
(rare) to make lax, to undermine (discipline), to let oneself go (reflexive), to become undisciplined (reflexive)
Кани́кулы совсе́м расхля́бали дисципли́ну в кла́ссе.
The holidays completely undermined discipline in the class.
Transitive with an object like дисциплина; the meaning 'let oneself go' belongs to the reflexive расхлябаться.

Examples

Дети совсем расхлябали замок на калитке.
The children have completely loosened the gate latch.
За лето он расхлябал себя и не хочет учиться.
Over the summer, he let himself go and no longer wants to study.
Плохие дороги быстро расхлябают любую машину.
Bad roads will quickly wear out any car.

Imperative
ты	расхля́бай
вы	расхля́байте

Active present	-
Active past	расхля́бавший	dilapidated, rickety, wobbly, loose
Passive present	-
Passive past	расхля́банный	loose, unstable, lax, undisciplined
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	расхлябав расхлябавши	while doing (past)