(to) slouch
31slouch — /slaʊtʃ / (say slowch) verb (i) 1. to sit or stand in an awkward, drooping posture. 2. to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait. 3. to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat. –verb (t) 4. to cause to droop or bend down, as… …
32slouch — sloucher, n. slouchingly, adv. /slowch/, v.i. 1. to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture. 2. to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait. 3. to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat. v.t. 4. to cause to droop or bend… …
33slouch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. droop, flag, slump, sag, bend; shamble, shuffle, lounge, loll. See slowness, inaction, depression. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bungler, incompetent, bumbler, sluggard; see failure 2 . • no slouch, Syn.… …
34slouch — verb 1》 stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way. 2》 dated bend one side of the brim of (a hat) downwards. noun 1》 a lazy, drooping posture or movement. 2》 [usu. with negative] informal an incompetent person: he was no slouch at making a buck …
35slouch — [[t]slaʊtʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture 2) to move or walk with drooping body and shuffling gait 3) to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat 4) to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat 5) an… …
36slouch hat — /slaʊtʃ ˈhæt/ (say slowch hat) noun 1. a. an army hat of soft felt, having a brim capable of being attached to the crown on one side to facilitate the carrying of rifles at the slope. b. such a hat regarded in Australia as a symbol of courage,… …
37slouch — v. & n. v. 1 intr. stand or move or sit in a drooping ungainly fashion. 2 tr. bend one side of the brim of (a hat) downwards (opp. COCK(1)). 3 intr. droop, hang down loosely. n. 1 a slouching posture or movement, a stoop. 2 a downward bend of a… …
38slouch hat — noun Date: 1837 a soft usually felt hat with a wide flexible brim …
39slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim. [1830 40] * * * …
40slouch hat — noun A broad brimmed felt hat worn by soldiers, often with a clasp on the left side to allow a rifle to be carried over the shoulder. Syn: Australian bush hat, Kossuth hat …
