slouch

v., slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es.

v.intr.

1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture.
2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.

v.tr.
To cause to droop; stoop.

n.

1. An awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture or gait.
2. Slang. An awkward, lazy, or inept person: good at chess and no slouch at bridge, either.

[Origin unknown.]

sloucher slouch'er n.
slouchily slouch'i·ly adv.
slouchiness slouch'i·ness n.
slouchy slouch'y adj.

verb

1. To take on or move with an awkward, slovenly posture: loll, slump. See move/halt, posture.
2. To hang limply, loosely, and carelessly: droop, flop, loll, lop², sag, wilt. See hang.

noun

A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity: bum¹, drone¹, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. Informal do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug². See industrious/lazy.

v

Definition: slump over
Antonyms: straighten

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions

Meaning #2: a stooping carriage in standing and walking

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The verb slouch has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: assume a drooping posture or carriage
  Synonym: slump

Meaning #2: walk slovenly

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - lude, sidde ludende, have slap holdning, sjokke, daske, slentre
v. tr. - bøje skyggen på en hat ned
n. - ludende holdning, ludende gang, sjokken, klodrian

idioms:

• be no slouch    være dygtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
sloom lopen/zitten, slappeling, houding met afhangende schouders

Français (French)
v. intr. - être avachi, traînasser
v. tr. - faire tomber (les épaules)
n. - traîne-savates, (gén) marche (le dos voûté), (US) marche indolente (d'un modèle)

idioms:

• be no slouch    se défendre pas mal

Deutsch (German)
n. - schlaffe Haltung, Versager
v. - schlechte Haltung haben

idioms:

• be no slouch    etwas loshaben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αργό ή νωθρό βάδισμα, τεμπέλικη ή νωθρή στάση, καμπούριασμα, χασομέρης
v. - βαδίζω αργά ή νωθρά (κν. σέρνομαι), τσαλαβουτώ, καμπουριάζω

idioms:

• be no slouch    είμαι προκομμένος

Italiano (Italian)
pigrone, andatura stanca, trascinarsi, stravaccarsi

idioms:

• be no slouch    essere in gamba

Português (Portuguese)
n. - má postura (f), incompetente (m)
v. - fazer pender, desabar

idioms:

• be no slouch    não seja preguiçoso

Русский (Russian)
сутулость, неуклюжая походка, лентяй, неумелый работник, неуклюжий человек, фетровая шляпа с широкими полями, сутулиться, опускать, надвигать на лоб, свисать

idioms:

• be no slouch    неплохо справляться (с работой)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - andar desgarbado, andar con los hombros caídos y arrastrando los pies, caer, colgar, estar gacho
v. tr. - poner gacho, bajar (el ala del sombrero)
n. - perezoso, holgazán, actitud floja del cuerpo, con la cabeza baja y los hombros caídos, inclinación, caída, pereza

idioms:

• be no slouch    no ser chapucero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hopsjunken hållning, lutande, slokande, odugling, slöfock, slarver
v. - gå med slapp hållning, stå med slapp hållning, hasa sig fram, sloka (hattbräde), hänga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无精打采地站, 下垂, 耷拉, 使低垂, 使下垂, 低头垂肩的姿势, 懒散的样子, 无精打采的姿态

idioms:

• be no slouch    笨手笨脚的人, 懒散的人, 无能的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 無精打采地站, 下垂, 耷拉
v. tr. - 使低垂, 使下垂
n. - 低頭垂肩的姿勢, 懶散的樣子, 無精打采的姿態, 下垂, 耷拉

idioms:

• be no slouch    笨手笨腳的人, 懶散的人, 無能的人

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 몸을 구부리다, (모자 차양 따위가) 처지다, 단정치 못하게 걷다
v. tr. - (모자 테를) 늘어뜨리다, (머리를) 수그리다, (어깨를) 구부리다
n. - 앞으로 수그린 걸음걸이, 너절한 사람, 게으름뱅이

idioms:

• be no slouch    ~의 솜씨는 상당하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 一方の縁をたらす, 曲げる, だらりとたれる, たれる
n. - 前かがみ, 不精者

idioms:

• be no slouch    よくできる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشيه أو جلسه أو وقفه مترهله, شخص أخرق أو كسلان (فعل) يخفض, يدلي, يترهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הלך בעצלתיים, עמד נרפה, ישב ברשלנות‬
v. tr. - ‮קיפל צד אחד של שולי כובעו‬
n. - ‮הליכה מרושלת, עמידה שמוטת-כתפיים, תנוחה עצלנית, בטלן‬

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