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slouch
UK [slawt͡ʃ] US [slaʊt͡ʃ]
noun 4verb 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, national, permanent, unenthusiastic
VERB + SLOUCH
don't, isn't
SLOUCH + NOUN
invention
PREP.
in, in, on, with
Definitions
noun
1
A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
2
Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
The plant hung in a permanent slouch.
3
Someone who is slow to act.
In any case, Scotland has been no slouch at national invention. The Greek temple to commemorate James Thomson wasn’t the only monument raised by the 11th Earl of Buchan, who was a friend and neighbour of Walter Scott, and as great a romancer in his obsession with ruins, battlements and fancy dress.
4
An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
verb
1
To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
Do not slouch when playing a flute.
2
To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.
3
To cause to hang down or droop; to depress.
[…] then he slouched his head down on the table and pretended to sleep.
Disappointment slouched him into the pew.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — assume a drooping posture or carriage
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
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The plant hung in a permanent slouch.
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In any case, Scotland has been no slouch at national invention. The Greek temple to commemorate James Thomson wasn’t the only monument raised by the 11th Earl of Buchan, who was a friend and neighbour
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Do not slouch when playing a flute.
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I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.
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[…] then he slouched his head down on the table and pretended to sleep.
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