slouch

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslaʊtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/slaʊtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slouch)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
slouch /slaʊtʃ/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to sit, stand, or walk with a drooping posture:[no object]to slouch around all day.
  2. to (cause to) droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat: [~ + object]to slouch the shoulders.[no object]His shoulders slouched a little lower.

n. [countable]
  1. [usually singular] an awkward, drooping posture or way of walking or carrying oneself.
  2. a lazy or incapable person:The coach warned that our opponents were no slouches.
slouch•er, n. [countable]
slouch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
slouch  (slouch),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
  2. to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait.
  3. to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat.

v.t. 
  1. to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.

n. 
  1. a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders;
    an awkward, drooping posture or carriage.
  2. an awkward, clumsy, or slovenly person.
  3. See slouch hat. 
  4. a lazy, inept, or inefficient person.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1505–15
slouch′er, n. 
slouch′ing•ly, adv. 
    8. . laggard, loafer, sluggard.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
slouch /slaʊtʃ/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to sit or stand with a drooping bearing
  2. (intransitive) to walk or move with an awkward slovenly gait
  3. (transitive) to cause (the shoulders) to droop
 n
  1. a drooping carriage
  2. (usually used in negative constructions) informal an incompetent or slovenly person: he's no slouch at football
Etymology: 16th Century: of unknown originˈslouching adj
'slouch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lop - slouch hat - hulk - slouchy
Collocations: am trying to straighten out my slouch, has a round-shouldered slouch, [a lazy, an angry, a defiant] slouch, more...

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