What does slouch mean?
Slouch means A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.
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/ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ · noun
A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.
He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
The plant hung in a permanent slouch.
In any case, Scotland has been no slouch at national invention. The Greek temple to commemorate James Thomson wasn’t the only monument raised by the 11th Earl of Buchan, who was a friend and neighbour of Walter Scott, and as great a romancer in his obsession with ruins, battlements and fancy dress.
Do not slouch when playing a flute.
I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.
[…] then he slouched his head down on the table and pretended to sleep.
Disappointment slouched him into the pew.
Use slouch when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Slouch means A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.
Common synonyms include idler, loafer, laggard, underachiever.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
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