Meaning of SLOUCH
| Pronunciation: | | slawch
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- [n] a stooping carriage in standing and walking
- [n] an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; "he's no slouch when it comes to baseball"
- [v] walk slovenly
- [v] assume a drooping posture or carriage
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| | Synonyms: | | slump |
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| | See Also: | | bearing, carriage, droop, flag, incompetent, incompetent person, posture, sag, swag, walk | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Slouch\, n. [Cf. Icel. sl?kra slouching felloew, and E.
slack, slug, a lazy fellow.]
1. A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp
appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise
depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow. [Colloq.]
{Slouth hat}, a soft, limp hat of unstiffened cloth or felt.
\Slouch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slouched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Slouching}.]
1. To droop, as the head.
2. To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. [Colloq.]
\Slouch\, v. t.
To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth
the hat.
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