(to) slouch
21slouch — slouch1 [slautʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a [i]Scandinavian language] to stand, sit, or walk with a slouch slouch back/against/in etc ▪ Jimmy slouched back in his chair. ▪ She slouched across the living room. slouch 2 slouch2 n 1 …
22slouch — slouch1 [ slautʃ ] verb intransitive to sit, walk, or stand with your shoulders bent forward and your head low so that you look lazy: Don t slouch stand up straight. slouch slouch 2 [ slautʃ ] noun singular a lazy way of sitting, walking, or… …
23slouch — n. (colloq.) incompetent person no slouch at (she is no slouch at getting things done) * * * [slaʊtʃ] (colloq.) [ incompetent person ] no slouch at (she is no slouch at getting things done) …
24slouch — I UK [slaʊtʃ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms slouch : present tense I/you/we/they slouch he/she/it slouches present participle slouching past tense slouched past participle slouched to sit, walk, or stand with your shoulders bent forwards… …
25slouch — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1515 1. a. an awkward fellow ; lout b. one that is unimpressive; especially a lazy or incompetent person used in negative constructions < was no slouch at cooking > 2. a gait or posture characterized by an… …
26slouch — 1. noun a) A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch. b) any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim. The plant hung in a permanent slouch …
27slouch down — v. (D; intr.) to slouch down behind (she slouched down behind the steering wheel) * * * (D; intr.) to slouch down behind (she slouch downed down behind the steering wheel) …
28slouch — 1 verb (I) to stand, sit, or walk with a slouch: Stop slouching, it s not good for your back. | I slouched in my chair. slouchingly adverb 2 noun 1 (singular) a way of standing, sitting, or walking with your shoulders bent forward that makes you… …
29slouch — Synonyms and related words: amble, andante, arm, barge, bay, bayou, bend, blockhead, blunderer, blunderhead, bog, boor, botcher, bowl along, bum, bum around, bumbler, bundle, bungler, cave, cave in, claudication, clock watcher, clod, clodhopper,… …
30slouch — 1. verb 1) sit up straight don t slouch! Syn: slump, hunch; loll, droop 2) he just slouched, pretending to work Syn: lounge, loaf, laze, loll, idle, do nothing 2. noun …
