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slouch
(sl/AU//tS/ )

noun (n)

  • an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions(noun.person)
    Example:
    He's no slouch when it comes to baseball.
    source: wordnet30
  • a stooping carriage in standing and walking(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • assume a drooping posture or carriage(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    slump
    source: wordnet30
  • walk slovenly(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • To droop, as the head.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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