verb · transitive · rare

slouch

slouch · slouches · slouched · slouching

падати, звалитися

рухнуть, оседать

zusammenbrechen, absinken, zusammensacken

To hang or droop; to adopt a limp postureTo hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture

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/ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/

» Tom was slouched in a chair.

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Meaning

3 senses

(intransitive)To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
Do not slouch when playing a flute.
(intransitive)To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.
walk slovenly
(transitive)To cause to hang down or droop; to depress.

Examples

17 sentences

Tom was slouched in a chair.
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Tom is no slouch.
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Tom isn't a slouch.
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This slouched posture lowers your testosterone.
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I'm no slouch on the dance floor.
ruЯ не тушуюсь на танцполе. — kukla
deIch bin keine Niete auf der Tanzfläche. — Esperantostern
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Origin

Unclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See als

Unclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See also Swedish sloka (“to slouch, wilt”), related to Swedish slak (“slack, soft and flexible”) and Latin laxus (“loose, slack”).

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