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slouch  (slouch)

v. slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es

v.intr.

1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture.

2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.

v.tr.

To cause to droop; stoop.

n.

1. An awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture or gait.

2. Slang An awkward, lazy, or inept person: good at chess and no slouch at bridge, either.

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sloucher n.

slouchi·ly adv.

slouchi·ness n.

slouchy adj.

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slouch

Verb

to sit, stand, or move with a drooping posture

Noun

1. a drooping posture

2. be no slouch Informal be very good or talented: he was no slouch himself as a negotiator [origin unknown]

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Slouch of models:—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slouch - an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; "he's no slouch when it comes to baseball" incompetent, incompetent person - someone who is not competent to take effective action
	2.	slouch - a stooping carriage in standing and walking posture, carriage, bearing - characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
Verb	1.	slouch - assume a drooping posture or carriage slump droop, sag, swag, flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
	2.	slouch - walk slovenly walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

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slouch

verb lounge, slump, flop, sprawl, stoop, droop, loll, lean

Translations

slouch [slautʃ] vi to slouch about, slouch around (= laze) → gandulear

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slouch [slautʃ] vi → avoir le dos rond, être voûté(e)

slouch about, slouch around vi → traîner à ne rien faire

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slouch [slautʃ] vi → eine krumme Haltung haben;

(when walking) → krumm gehen

n he's no slouch → er hat etwas los (inf);

she was slouched in a chair → sie hing auf einem Stuhl

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slouch [slautʃ] vi (when walking) → camminare dinoccolato/a;

she was slouched in a chair → era sprofondata in una poltrona

slouch about, slouch around vi (= laze) → oziare