Slouch

Quick meaning: Slouch is a noun meaning A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
2. Someone who is slow to act.
3. (intransitive) To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
4. (intransitive) To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
5. (transitive) To cause to hang down or droop; to depress.
6. (dated) An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

Example Sentences

Do not slouch when playing a flute.

He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.

The plant hung in a permanent slouch.

Disappointment slouched him into the pew.

Word Forms

• slouches
• slouching
• slouched

Synonyms for slouch

Depending on context, synonyms include idler, loafer, laggard, underachiever, achiever, go-getter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slump, droop, drooping, limping, limp, lumbering.

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