SLOUCH


Meaning of SLOUCH in English

I. slouch 1 /slaʊtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ]

to stand, sit, or walk with a slouch

slouch back/against/in etc

Jimmy slouched back in his chair.

She slouched across the living room.

II. slouch 2 BrE AmE noun

1 . be no slouch (at something) informal to be very good at something:

Horowitz was no slouch at languages.

2 . [singular] a way of standing, sitting, or walking with your shoulders bent forward that makes you look tired or lazy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.