slouch
3
5.5
- noun
- /slaʊtʃ/
:
postura encorvada
- The teacher noticed the student's slouch during the presentation, suggesting he needed to improve his posture.
- slouch hat
- slouch socks
- slouch-shouldered
Examples
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There is something adolescent in his slouch, in the way he chews his lip.
Fiction book (2002) -
You got kind of a slouch going there.
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We see Henry slouch further in his seat while questioning continues.
Fiction book (1990) -
His slouch and smirk let us know how cool he is.
Fiction book (1999) -
Rosalind adopted a slouch and eyed Scott as if waiting for him to spill his drink.
Fiction book (1996) -
The man wore a big grey slouch hat pulled low on his brow, and his head was tipped down.
Fiction book (1997) -
Wearily, Kevin struggled from the slouch into which excessive gravity had once again dragged him.
Fiction book (2001) -
The stoop of his shoulders as he worried over the stubborn face plate now seemed more like a careless slouch than bad posture.
Fiction book (1995) -
Ada could not remember a thing of Inman's attire but his slouch hat—the same as in the picture—and that his boots were newly made.
Fiction book (1997) -
In accordance with that belief, Inman wore a loosely constructed tweed jacket, a collarless shirt, and a soft slouch hat, the brim of which drooped to his brow.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
3
5.3
A bent back with shoulders pulled forward
2
4.8
A forward bend of the upper body often from age or habit
Antonyms
Compounds
How Upright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slouch comes from an old word meaning 'to droop' or 'hang down', so imagine your shoulders and head drooping forward. Think of slump, a similar word, to remember the same bent, awkward posture.