Slouch1, n.
n. [See infra.] 1. A hanging down; a depression of the head or of some other part of the body; an ungainly, clownish gait. 2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
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n. [See infra.] 1. A hanging down; a depression of the head or of some other part of the body; an ungainly, clownish gait. 2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. SLOUCHED (sloucht); p. pr. & vb. n. SLOUCHING.] [Cf. Eng. slug, slack, and D. slus, sluns, slons, loose.] To hang down; to have a downcast, clownish look, gait, or manner.
v. t. To depress; to cause to hang down; as, to slouch the hat.