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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
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
- informal.usually used in negative constructions an incompetent or slovenly person
he's no slouch at football
Derived Forms
- ˈslouching, adjective
- ˈslouchingly, adverb
- ˈsloucher, noun
Other Words From
- sloucher noun
- slouching·ly adverb
- un·slouched adjective
- un·slouching adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of slouch1
Word History and Origins
Origin of slouch1
Example Sentences
The rest of the country is no slouch when it comes to solar, either.
Feinstein, no slouch himself in the wunderkind department, began his career at the age of 20, working for Ira Gershwin.
And the veteran comedy writer, 52, is no slouch when it comes to getting laughs.
Gordon, mohawked and heavily tattooed, is no slouch, either.
I slouch back in my office chair, breathe deeply, and stare up at the ceiling trying to regain my composure.
The Mexican immediately pulled off his ragged slouch-hat and his tattered coat.
His hat was laying on the floor—an old black slouch with the top caved in, like a lid.
He pictured Maizie as wearing overalls, a man's shirt with the tail out, a big slouch hat, and buckskin gloves.
And all the time he was a-doing it he tried to talk like an Englishman; and he done it pretty well, too, for a slouch.
"I will, dad," she said, and tenderly she watched his great figure slouch out of sight.
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