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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Slouch

/slouch/ · IPA /[slaʊt͡ʃ]/
01 n. A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as o…
  1. 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. 2.
    An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.[Colloq.]
Phrases & compounds
Slouth hat — a soft, limp hat of unstiffened cloth or felt.
02 v. i. To droop, as the head.
imp. & p. p. Slouched; p. pr. & vb. n. Slouching
  1. 1.
    To droop, as the head.
  2. 2.
    To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.[Colloq.]
03 v. t. To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat.
  1. 1.
    To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat.