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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slouch  \Slouch\,  n.  [Cf.  Icel.  sl?kra  slouching  felloew,  and  E. 
  slack,  slug,  a  lazy  fellow.] 
  1.  A  hanging  down  of  the  head;  a  drooping  attitude;  a  limp 
  appearance;  an  ungainly,  clownish  gait;  a  sidewise 
  depression  or  hanging  down  as  of  a  hat  brim. 
 
  2.  An  awkward,  heavy,  clownish  fellow.  [Colloq.] 
 
  {Slouth  hat},  a  soft,  limp  hat  of  unstiffened  cloth  or  felt. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slouch  \Slouch\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Slouched};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Slouching}.] 
  1.  To  droop,  as  the  head. 
 
  2.  To  walk  in  a  clumsy,  lazy  manner.  [Colloq.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slouch  \Slouch\,  v.  t. 
  To  cause  to  hang  down  to  depress  at  the  side  as  to  slouth 
  the  hat. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  slouch 
  n  1:  an  incompetent  person;  usually  used  in  negative 
  constructions:  "he's  no  slouch  when  it  comes  to 
  baseball" 
  2:  a  stooping  carriage  in  standing  and  walking 
  v  1:  assume  a  drooping  posture  or  carriage  [syn:  {slump}] 
  2:  walk  slovenly 




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