SLOUCH, noun [This word probably belongs to the root of lag, slug.] 1. A hanging down; a depression of the head or of some other part of the body, an ungainly clownish gait. 2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow. SLOUCH, verb intransitive To hang down; to have a down cast clownish look, gait or manner. SLOUCH, verb transitive To depress; to cause to hang down; as, to slouch the hat.
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