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Definition of "slouch" [slouch]
- To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture. (verb-intransitive)
- To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat. (verb-intransitive)
- To cause to droop; stoop. (verb-transitive)
- An awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture or gait. (noun)
- Slang An awkward, lazy, or inept person: good at chess and no slouch at bridge, either. (noun)
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Use "slouch" in a sentence
- "This is the same Mr. Moss whom Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis assessed as a "slouch" last winter, and the same Mr. Moss who burned Mr. Revis on a touchdown reception during the Jets '28-14 victory over the Patriots on Sept. 19."
- "I am looking at this word "slouch" which I have never used like this before."
- "Revis referred to Moss as a "slouch" while playing a word-association game on the NFL Network in January."