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verb | noun slouchslouch1 /slaʊtʃ/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYslouch1Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEslouch |
Present | I, you, we, they | slouch | | he, she, it | slouches | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | slouched | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have slouched | | he, she, it | has slouched | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had slouched | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slouch | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have slouched |
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Present | I | am slouching | | he, she, it | is slouching | | you, we, they | are slouching | Past | I, he, she, it | was slouching | | you, we, they | were slouching | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been slouching | | he, she, it | has been slouching | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been slouching | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be slouching | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been slouching |
THESAURUSin a chair etc.► sita) to be on a chair, in a seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks: He was restless, unable to sit still. Several children sat cross-legged on the floor in front of her.b) to get into a sitting position after you have been standing up: Jim walked over and sat beside her.c) to sit in a position in which your back is straight, or to get into this position after lying down or bending: An older woman was sitting upright at the desk. She suddenly sat bolt upright (=very straight), staring at him.d) to make someone sit somewhere or help him or her sit somewhere: ► take a seat to move in order to sit on a chair: Karen came in late and took a seat at the back of the room. ► sit up to move so that you are sitting, after you have been lying down: He heard a noise and sat up in bed. ► perch to sit on something high up, or on the edge of something: She came and perched next to me on one of the stools. ► lounge to sit or lie in a place in a very relaxed way without doing much: He found her out on the porch lounging in a chair. ► slouch to sit or stand with your shoulders bent forward in a way that makes you look tired or lazy: Sit up straight – don’t slouch. ► be slumped (over/forward) to be sitting with your head or shoulders leaning forward, especially because you are asleep or unconscious: His body was slumped over in the chair. to stand, sit, or walk with your shoulders bent forward in a way that makes you look tired or lazy: Ralph sat slouching at his desk.► see thesaurus at sit verb | noun slouchslouch2 noun 1be no slouch to be very good or skillful at something: He’s no slouch when it comes to innovative projects.2[singular] a way of standing, sitting, or walking with your shoulders bent forward that makes you look tired or lazy |