slouch

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verb (used without object)
  1. to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.

  2. to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait.

  1. to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat.

verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.

noun
  1. a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders; an awkward, drooping posture or carriage.

  2. an awkward, clumsy, or slovenly person.

  1. a lazy, inept, or inefficient person.

Origin of slouch

1
First recorded in 1505–15; origin uncertain

Other words for slouch

Other words from slouch

  • sloucher, noun
  • slouch·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·slouched, adjective
  • un·slouch·ing, adjective

Words Nearby slouch

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How to use slouch in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for slouch

slouch

/ (slaʊtʃ) /


verb
  1. (intr) to sit or stand with a drooping bearing

  2. (intr) to walk or move with an awkward slovenly gait

  1. (tr) to cause (the shoulders) to droop

noun
  1. a drooping carriage

  2. (usually used in negative constructions) informal an incompetent or slovenly person: he's no slouch at football

Origin of slouch

1
C16: of unknown origin

Derived forms of slouch

  • sloucher, noun
  • slouching, adjective
  • slouchingly, adverb

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