Another word for slouch | Synonyms for slouch

Another word for slouch

slouch Synonyms

slouch

n.

bungler, incompetent, bumbler, sluggard; see failure 2.

no slouch

expert, professional, successful person; see success 3.

slouch Synonyms

slouch

v.

droop, stoop, lounge, slump; see bow 1, loaf 1.

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Another word for slouch

verb

To take on or move with an awkward, slovenly posture:
loll, slump. See move, posture
To hang limply, loosely, and carelessly:
droop, flop, loll, lop², sag, wilt. See hang

noun

(Slang)

A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:

bum¹, drone¹, fainÃ©ant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. (Informal) do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug². See industrious

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No slouch to business himself, Mr. Raymond, a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, decided to open up his own lingerie store at the Stanford Shopping Center.
Many new cyclists are tempted to slouch or rest their upper body weight against the handlebars, but this prevents you from getting the best workout possible.
When I saw this movie in a theater, the audience cracked up simply at the sight of Allen seating himself in the command chair, his take on Shatner's 'command slouch' was just that good.
Just as there is a wide variety of applications available for the Apple iPhone, BlackBerry, and Google Android platforms, Windows Mobile is no slouch in this department as well.
Hat - A gray slouch hat or cap was army issue but many of the Confederate soldiers preferred to wear a broad-brimmed felt hat that protected them from the sun and rain.

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