"slouch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /slaʊt͡ʃ/ Audio: en-us-slouch.ogg Forms: slouches [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊtʃ Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|slugge}} Middle English slugge, {{der|en|non|slókr||lazy fellow}} Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”), {{cog|sv|sloka||to slouch, wilt}} Swedish sloka (“to slouch, wilt”), {{der|en|sv|slak||slack, soft and flexible}} Swedish slak (“slack, soft and flexible”), {{der|en|la|laxus||loose, slack}} Latin laxus (“loose, slack”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} slouch (plural slouches)
  1. A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance Translations (hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance): отпуснатост (otpusnatost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 寒背 (hon⁴ bui³) (Chinese Cantonese), hrbení se [neuter] (Czech), roikottaminen (english: hanging down of the head) (Finnish), kyyhöttäminen (english: drooping posture) (Finnish), velttous (Finnish), vetelyys (english: limp appearance) (Finnish), herumlungern (German), herumhängen (english: drooping posture) (German)
    Sense id: en-slouch-en-noun-oBaKmULE Disambiguation of 'hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance': 83 15 1 1
  2. Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim. Translations (any depression or hanging down): lerpahdus (Finnish), roikkuminen (Finnish), Durchhänger [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-slouch-en-noun-nD2gDWJw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 30 5 11 18 12 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 32 4 9 14 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 28 5 8 13 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 56 3 6 9 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 29 7 13 9 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 8 38 6 10 13 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 29 12 18 9 10 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 33 8 15 10 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 33 3 8 14 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 38 6 10 13 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 43 4 7 14 12 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 46 2 7 13 12 14 Disambiguation of 'any depression or hanging down': 24 70 1 5
  3. Someone who is slow to act. Translations (someone who is slow to act): vetelys (Finnish), vätys (Finnish), Schlafmütze [feminine] (German), тормоз (tormoz) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-slouch-en-noun-F6ZCi2Jl Disambiguation of 'someone who is slow to act': 0 0 97 2
  4. (dated) An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow. Tags: dated Categories (topical): People Translations (awkward, heavy, clownish fellow): köntys (Finnish), empoté (French), Versager [masculine] (German), Niete [feminine] (German), увалень (uvalenʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-slouch-en-noun-6TY3cRe0 Disambiguation of People: 13 12 22 35 0 17 0 Disambiguation of 'awkward, heavy, clownish fellow': 1 2 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: slouch hat

Verb

IPA: /slaʊt͡ʃ/ Audio: en-us-slouch.ogg Forms: slouches [present, singular, third-person], slouching [participle, present], slouched [participle, past], slouched [past]
Rhymes: -aʊtʃ Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|slugge}} Middle English slugge, {{der|en|non|slókr||lazy fellow}} Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”), {{cog|sv|sloka||to slouch, wilt}} Swedish sloka (“to slouch, wilt”), {{der|en|sv|slak||slack, soft and flexible}} Swedish slak (“slack, soft and flexible”), {{der|en|la|laxus||loose, slack}} Latin laxus (“loose, slack”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} slouch (third-person singular simple present slouches, present participle slouching, simple past and past participle slouched)
  1. (intransitive) To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture Tags: intransitive Translations (to adopt a limp posture): hrbit se [imperfective] (Czech), encorvar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-slouch-en-verb-kuHQizge Disambiguation of 'to adopt a limp posture': 93 4 3
  2. (intransitive) To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. Tags: intransitive Translations (to walk lazily): vláčet se [imperfective] (Czech), šourat se [imperfective] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-slouch-en-verb-7W4cW-Qj Disambiguation of 'to walk lazily': 8 92 0
  3. (transitive) To cause to hang down or droop; to depress. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-slouch-en-verb--TurzR0O

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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.",
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        "An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow."
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      "roman": "otpusnatost",
      "sense": "hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "roman": "hon⁴ bui³",
      "sense": "hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance",
      "word": "寒背"
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      "sense": "hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance",
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      "word": "roikottaminen"
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      "sense": "hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance",
      "word": "kyyhöttäminen"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance",
      "word": "velttous"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance",
      "word": "vetelyys"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance",
      "word": "herumlungern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "drooping posture",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance",
      "word": "herumhängen"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "any depression or hanging down",
      "word": "lerpahdus"
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      "word": "roikkuminen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "any depression or hanging down",
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      "word": "Durchhänger"
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      "sense": "someone who is slow to act",
      "word": "vetelys"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "someone who is slow to act",
      "word": "vätys"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who is slow to act",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Schlafmütze"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "someone who is slow to act",
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      "word": "köntys"
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      "sense": "awkward, heavy, clownish fellow",
      "word": "empoté"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "awkward, heavy, clownish fellow",
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      "word": "Versager"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "awkward, heavy, clownish fellow",
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      "word": "Niete"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "uvalenʹ",
      "sense": "awkward, heavy, clownish fellow",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "увалень"
    }
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        "(intransitive) To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture"
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        "To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner."
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        "(intransitive) To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner."
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          "ref": "1896, Duncan Campbell Scott, In the Village of Viger, page 107:",
          "text": "[…] then he slouched his head down on the table and pretended to sleep.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Kim Vogel Sawyer, When Hope Blossoms, page 281:",
          "text": "Disappointment slouched him into the pew.",
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        "To cause to hang down or droop; to depress."
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        "(transitive) To cause to hang down or droop; to depress."
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to adopt a limp posture",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "hrbit se"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to adopt a limp posture",
      "word": "encorvar"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to walk lazily",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vláčet se"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to walk lazily",
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      "word": "šourat se"
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}

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