(to) slouch

  • 51(be) no slouch — be no ˈslouch idiom (informal) to be very good at sth or quick to do sth • She s no slouch on the guitar. Main entry: ↑slouchidiom …

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  • 52no slouch — quite skilled or talented, not half bad    Cora doesn t brag, but she s no slouch when it comes to tennis …

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  • 53be no slouch — informal to be very good at something She was a keen swimmer and no slouch on the tennis court …

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  • 54slouchy — slouch•y [[t]ˈslaʊ tʃi[/t]] adj. slouch•i•er, slouch•i•est resembling a slouch or a slouching manner, posture, etc • Etymology: 1685–95 slouch′i•ly, adv. slouch′i•ness, n …

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  • 55Slouched — Slouch Slouch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slouching}.] 1. To droop, as the head. [1913 Webster] 2. To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 56Slouching — Slouch Slouch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slouching}.] 1. To droop, as the head. [1913 Webster] 2. To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 57Slouth hat — Slouch 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 …

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  • 58slouchy — slouch ► 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) informal an incompetent person: he was no slouch at making a buck.… …

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  • 59slouchhat — slouch hat n. A soft hat with a broad flexible brim. * * * …

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  • 60sloucher — slouch·er …

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