DROOP


Meaning of DROOP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dru:p ]

v. & n. --v. 1 intr. & tr. hang or allow to hang down; languish, decline, or sag, esp. from weariness. 2 intr. a (of the eyes) look downwards. b poet. (of the sun) sink. 3 intr. lose heart; be dejected; flag. --n. 1 a drooping attitude. 2 a loss of spirit or enthusiasm. ødroop-snoot colloq. --adj. (of an aircraft) having an adjustable nose or leading-edge flap. --n. such an aircraft. [ME f. ON drÇpa hang the head f. Gmc: cf. DROP]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.