slouch

1 an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; "he's no slouch when it comes to baseball"

2 a stooping carriage in standing and walking

1 assume a drooping posture or carriage [syn: slump]

2 walk slovenly

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊtʃ

Noun

slouch

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

   He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.

2. any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.

   The plant hung in a permanent slouch.

3. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

Verb

1. to hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture

   Do not slouch when playing a flute.

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