Meaning & use
Slouch
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To stand, sit, or walk with a bowed head and drooping shoulders, in a lazy or tired posture.
See it in a sentence
Don't slouch at your desk; it's bad for your back.
He slouched into the chair after the long shift.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'no slouch' is a common idiom meaning someone who is far from lazy or incompetent at something.
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Words with an opposite meaning
stand tallstraighten
Another way to use it
2. noun
An incompetent, lazy, or slow person, usually used in the negative.
She's no slouch when it comes to solving math problems.
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