slouch

¹slouch

noun \ˈslau̇ch\

Definition of SLOUCH

1

a : an awkward fellow : lout

b : one that is unimpressive; especially : a lazy or incompetent person —used in negative constructions <was no slouch at cooking>

2

: a gait or posture characterized by an ungainly stooping of the head and shoulders or excessive relaxation of body muscles

Examples of SLOUCH

1. She walks with a slouch.
2. <is no slouch when it comes to cooking>

Origin of SLOUCH

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1515

Related to SLOUCH

Synonyms

couch potato, deadbeat, do-nothing, drone, idler, layabout, loafer, lotus-eater, lazybones, slug, slugabed, sluggard

Antonyms

doer, go-ahead, go-getter, hummer, hustler, rustler, self-starter

Related Words

bum, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well; crawler, creeper, dawdler, laggard, putterer, slowpoke, snail, stick-in-the-mud, straggler; clock-watcher, goldbrick, malingerer, shirker, slacker; dallier, lingerer, loiterer, loller, lounger, saunterer; delayer, procrastinator; dropout, quitter

Near Antonyms

achiever, comer, highflier (or highflyer); live wire, powerhouse

Rhymes with SLOUCH

couch, crouch, grouch, ouch, pouch, vouch

²slouch

verb

Definition of SLOUCH

intransitive verb

1

: to walk, stand, or sit with a slouch : assume a slouch

2

: droop

3

: to go or move slowly or reluctantly

transitive verb

: to cause to droop <slouched his shoulders>

— slouch·er noun

Examples of SLOUCH

1. Sit up straight. Please don't slouch.
2. She slouched into the room.
3. The boy was slouching over his school books.

First Known Use of SLOUCH

1754

Related to SLOUCH

Synonyms

creak (along), creep, drag, inch, limp, nose, ooze, plod, poke, crawl, snail

Antonyms

fly, race, speed, whiz (or whizz), zip

Related Words

lumber, shamble, shuffle, tramp, trudge

Near Antonyms

float, glide, sail; hurry, tear