slouch
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slouch
(slouch)v. slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es
v.intr.
1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping posture.
2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.
v.tr.
To cause to droop; stoop.
n.
1. An awkward, drooping posture or gait.
2. Slang An awkward, lazy, or inept person: good at chess and no slouch at bridge, either.
[Origin unknown.]
slouch′er n.
slouch′i·ly adv.
slouch′i·ness n.
slouch′y adj.
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slouch
(slaʊtʃ)vb
1. (intr) to sit or stand with a drooping bearing
2. (intr) to walk or move with an awkward slovenly gait
3. (tr) to cause (the shoulders) to droop
n
4. a drooping carriage
5. (usually used in negative constructions) informal an incompetent or slovenly person: he's no slouch at football.
[C16: of unknown origin]
ˈsloucher n
ˈslouching adj
ˈslouchingly adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
slouch
(slaʊtʃ)v.i.
1. to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
2. to move or walk with drooping body and shuffling gait.
3. to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat.
v.t. 4. to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.
n. 5. an awkward, drooping posture.
6. an awkward person.
7. a lazy, inept person.
[1505–15; orig. uncertain]
slouch′er, n.
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Slouch
of models:—Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
slouch
Past participle: slouched
Gerund: slouching
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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 | |
Verb | 1. | slouch - assume a drooping posture or carriage |
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 She had recently begun to slouch over her typewriter.
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slouch
verbnoun
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Translations
يَمْشي بِتَراخٍ
jít/sedět shrbeně
sjoske
hanyagul üllomhán csoszog
sitja/ganga/standa hokinn
būti sudribusiamgūrintikūprinti
būt/iet sakumpušam
chodiť/sedieť zhrbenehrbiť sa
kamburunu çıkararak oturmak/yürümek
slouch
[slaʊtʃ]A. N
B. VI (walking) → andar desgarbado
to slouch in a chair → repantigarse en un sillón
he was slouched over his desk → estaba inclinado sobre su mesa de trabajo en postura desgarbada
to slouch in a chair → repantigarse en un sillón
he was slouched over his desk → estaba inclinado sobre su mesa de trabajo en postura desgarbada
slouch about slouch around VI + ADV
1. → andar desgarbado; (aimlessly) → andar de un lado para otro (sin saber qué hacer)
slouch along VI + ADV = slouch about, slouch around 1
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
slouch
[ˈslaʊtʃ] vi (= have bad posture) → avoir le dos rond, être voûté(e)
slouch about
slouch around vi → traîner à ne rien faireCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
slouch
n
(= posture) → krumme Haltung; (of shoulders) → Hängen nt; (= gait) → latschiger Gang (inf); to walk with a slouch → latschen, latschig gehen (inf)
(inf: = incompetent or lazy person) → Niete f (inf); to be no slouch at something → etw ganz schön gut können (inf)
vi (= stand, sit) → herumhängen, sich lümmeln (inf); (= move) → latschen; to slouch off → davonzockeln (inf); he was slouched over his desk → er hing über seinem Schreibtisch, er war über seinen Schreibtisch gebeugt; he sat slouched on a chair → er hing auf einem Stuhl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
slouch
[slaʊtʃ]1. vi (when walking) → camminare dinoccolato/a
don't slouch! → raddrizza la schiena!, non stare con la schiena curva!
to slouch in/out → trascinarsi dentro/fuori
she was slouched in the chair → era stravaccata nella poltrona
don't slouch! → raddrizza la schiena!, non stare con la schiena curva!
to slouch in/out → trascinarsi dentro/fuori
she was slouched in the chair → era stravaccata nella poltrona
slouch about slouch around vi + adv (laze) → oziare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slouch
(slautʃ) verb to sit, move or walk with shoulders rounded and head hanging. He slouched sulkily out of the room; He was slouching in an armchair.
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slouch
vi sentarse o pararse con mala posturaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.