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slouch
[slouch]
verb (used without object)
to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait.
to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat.
verb (used with object)
to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.
noun
a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders; an awkward, drooping posture or carriage.
an awkward, clumsy, or slovenly person.
a lazy, inept, or inefficient person.
Synonyms: , ,
slouch
/ ʊʃ /
verb
(intr) to sit or stand with a drooping bearing
(intr) to walk or move with an awkward slovenly gait
(tr) to cause (the shoulders) to droop
noun
a drooping carriage
informal(usually used in negative constructions) an incompetent or slovenly person
he's no slouch at football
Other 51Թ Forms
- slouching adjective
- slouchingly adverb
- sloucher noun
- unslouched adjective
- unslouching adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slouch1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slouch1
Example Sentences
This version has toasted bread — crisp on the edges, soft in the middle — salted tomatoes slouching into their juices and a tangy, mayo-based dressing that nods to sandwich logic.
Scotland still have the disappointment of slouching on their sofas this summer instead of strutting their stuff in Switzerland at the Euros.
“They were no slouches, and this wasn’t their first rodeo,” Jonathan Youssef said of the burglars.
He said he found Mr Combs there in a towel, slouched on a chair with a "devilish" look on his face, and a broken vase on the floor.
Shoulders slouched, head bowed and wearing nothing but a pair of moccasins, the dying Indian is an emblem of extinction — or extermination.
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