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Slouches

A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance

📖 Definitions of "Slouches"

noun
  1. 1

    A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance

    "He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch."

  2. 2

    Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.

    "The plant hung in a permanent slouch."

  3. 3

    Someone who is slow to act.

  4. 4

    An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

verb
  1. 1

    To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture

    "Do not slouch when playing a flute."

  2. 2

    To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.

    "I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat."

  3. 3

    To cause to hang down or droop; to depress.

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