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# sloth

noun (a sloth, sloths; uncountable sloth)

«sloth» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sloth is a slow-moving animal from Central and South America that hangs upside down in trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/#m1)
2. Sloth is laziness (formal or old word). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons: sloths are mammals; they move very slowly and sleep many hours a day; algae can grow in their fur. In stories, «sloth» means laziness. Phrases: «as slow as a sloth», «three-toed sloth».

### Examples

- The sloth hung upside down from the branch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/#x1)
- Sloths move very slowly to save energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/#x2)
- A sloth sleeps about 15 hours a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/#x3)
- Green algae grow on the sloth's fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/#x4)
- «Get up, you sloth!» said my sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/#x5)
- In old stories, sloth is a bad habit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/#x6)

### Note

Countable for the animal; uncountable for laziness. Rhymes with «both» in the UK; also said like «cloth».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sloth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sloth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sloth.html) on Mova free.