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slouch

[ slouch ]
/ slaʊtʃ /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.
noun
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Origin of slouch

First recorded in 1505–15; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM slouch

sloucher, nounslouch·ing·ly, adverbun·slouched, adjectiveun·slouch·ing, adjective
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How to use slouch in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for slouch

slouch
/ (slaʊtʃ) /

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
(usually used in negative constructions) informal an incompetent or slovenly personhe's no slouch at football

Derived forms of slouch

sloucher, nounslouching, adjectiveslouchingly, adverb

Word Origin for slouch

C16: of unknown origin
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