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Meaning of 'slouch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slouch [ n.]
- 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.
- An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
2 . Slouch [ v. i.]
- To droop, as the head.
- To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
3 . Slouch [ v. t.]
- To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat.

Meaning of 'slouch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slouch [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
Example in sentence:
  • he's no slouch when it comes to baseball

Nearby Words:

sloakan sloam sloat slobber slobberer slobbery slock slocken slocking sloe

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