Definition of slouch - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
posturesit or stand with a drooping posture
- He tends to slouch in his chair.
2.
- She was slouching through her assignments lately..
3.
- She slouched down the street, lost in thought.
Noun
1.
posturedrooping posture or movement
- His slouch made him look uninterested..
2.
- He's known as a slouch at work..
Expressions with slouch
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person very skilled or competent
She's no slouch when it comes to solving puzzles.
move or stay around lazily with poor posture
He spent the afternoon slouch about the house.
avoid responsibilities by acting lazy
She tends to slouch off when there's work to do.
wide-brimmed hat often worn tilted to one side
He adjusted his slouch hat as he stepped into the sunlight..
Origin of slouch
Middle English, slouchen (to hang down)
Examples of slouch in a sentence
Don't slouch during the meeting, it looks unprofessional. He tends to slouch when given tedious tasks. They were slouching around instead of working. He slouched into the room, dragging his feet. The tired teenager slouched along the hallway. Her slouch was noticeable during the meeting.
The coach corrected his slouch during practice. Don't be such a slouch, get to work! She called him a slouch for his poor performance.
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- French:s'affaler, posture avachie, ...
- German:lümmeln, schlechte Haltung, ...
- Italian:curvarsi, postura rilassata, ...
- Spanish:encorvarse, postura encorvada, ...
- Portuguese:curvar-se, má postura, ...
- Chinese:弯腰驼背, 无精打采的样子, ...
- Japanese:前かがみで座る, 前かがみ, ...
- Arabic:اِنْحَنَى, اِنْحِناء, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְכּוֹפֵף, כְּפִיפָה, ...
- Russian:сутулиться, сутулость, ...
- Ukrainian:сутулитися, сутулість, ...
- Hindi:झुककर बैठना, झुकी हुई मुद्रा, ...
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