(to) slouch
121slumps — slÊŒmp n. recession, sudden decrease; drooping posture, slouch; collapse; period of time in which performance is poor v. fall, collapse; droop, slouch; decline, decrease, deteriorate; sink down, settle …
122linger — v 1. loiter, tarry, stay, wait, remain, Sl. hang around, Sl. stick around; continue, persist, stay on, endure, abide, persevere, hang on. 2. dawdle, delay, lag, procrastinate, put off, dally, shirk, Sl. goof off. 3. loll, idle, Inf. lallygag,… …
123loiter — v 1. linger, tarry, stay, wait, remain, Sl. hang around, Sl. stick around; continue, persist, stay on, endure, abide, persevere, hang on. 2. loll, idle, Inf. lallygag, lounge, poke, dally, dillydally; slouch, loaf, vegetate, waste time, Inf.… …
124stoop — I v 1. bend, lean, crook; bow, curtsy, salaam, kowtow, genuflect; crouch, squat, hunker, hunch, Sl. scrooch down, kneel; slouch, slump, droop, nod, flag, sag, sink; duck, bob, dip, dive. 2. condescend, lower or humble oneself, deign; assent,… …
125sit up — {v.} 1. To move into a sitting position. * /Joe sat up when he heard the knock on his bedroom door./ 2. To stay awake instead of going to bed. * /Mrs. Jones will sit up until both of her daughters get home from the dance./ * /We sat up until two… …
126sit up — {v.} 1. To move into a sitting position. * /Joe sat up when he heard the knock on his bedroom door./ 2. To stay awake instead of going to bed. * /Mrs. Jones will sit up until both of her daughters get home from the dance./ * /We sat up until two… …
127Sea slug — Slug Slug, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak, slek, a snail.] 1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] Bacon …
128Slouching — Slouch ing, a. Hanging down at the side; limp; drooping; without firmness or shapeliness; moving in an ungainly manner. [1913 Webster] …
