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slouch

DEFINITIONS OF: slouch

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v walk slovenly

Type of:
walk
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

v assume a drooping posture or carriage

Synonyms:
slump
Type of:
droop, flag, sag, swag
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

n a stooping carriage in standing and walking

Type of:
bearing, carriage, posture
characteristic way of bearing one's body

n an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions

“he's no slouch when it comes to baseball”
Type of:
incompetent, incompetent person
someone who is not competent to take effective action
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