Slouch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions

a stooping carriage in standing and walking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈaʊtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈaʊtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈaʊtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /slˈaʊtʃ/.

Examples

he's no slouch when it comes to baseball

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slump

Parts of Speech

noun	an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions “he's no slouch when it comes to baseball”
noun	a stooping carriage in standing and walking
verb	assume a drooping posture or carriage
verb	walk slovenly

Word Forms

slouchy	adjective	lacking stiffness in form or posture
slouch	verb	walk slovenly
slouch	noun	a stooping carriage in standing and walking
sloucher	noun	a person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lümmeln

eine inkompetente Person; Wird normalerweise in Negativkonstruktionen verwendet

🇫🇷French

affalé

une personne incompétente; généralement utilisé dans les constructions négatives

🇪🇸Spanish

flexible

una persona incompetente; generalmente utilizado en construcciones negativas

🇮🇹Italian

sciatto

una persona incompetente; solitamente utilizzato nelle costruzioni negative

🇳🇱Dutch

slungelig

een incompetent persoon; meestal gebruikt in negatieve constructies

🇵🇹Portuguese

desleixo

uma pessoa incompetente; geralmente usado em construções negativas

🇷🇺Russian

сутулиться

некомпетентный человек; обычно используется в отрицательных конструкциях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुकना

एक अक्षम व्यक्ति; आमतौर पर नकारात्मक निर्माणों में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்லோகம்

ஒரு திறமையற்ற நபர்; பொதுவாக எதிர்மறை கட்டுமானங்களில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్లోచ్

ఒక అసమర్థ వ్యక్తి; సాధారణంగా ప్రతికూల నిర్మాణాలలో ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

आळशी

एक अक्षम व्यक्ती; सहसा नकारात्मक बांधकामांमध्ये वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લોચ

અસમર્થ વ્યક્તિ; સામાન્ય રીતે નકારાત્મક બાંધકામોમાં વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲಚ್

ಅಸಮರ್ಥ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലോച്ച്

ഒരു കഴിവുകെട്ട വ്യക്തി; സാധാരണയായി നെഗറ്റീവ് നിർമ്മാണങ്ങളിൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੁਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਯੋਗ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ; ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伛

无能力的人；通常用于否定结构

🇯🇵Japanese

前かがみ

無能な人。通常ネガティブ構造で使用されます

🇰🇷Korean

서투른 사람

무능력한 사람; 일반적으로 부정적인 구조에 사용됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi nặng nề

một người không đủ năng lực; thường dùng trong cấu trúc phủ định

🇹🇭Thai

เรื่องเหลวไหล

คนไร้ความสามารถ มักใช้ในโครงสร้างเชิงลบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membungkuk

orang yang tidak kompeten; biasanya digunakan dalam konstruksi negatif

🇵🇭Filipino

yumuko

isang taong walang kakayahan; kadalasang ginagamit sa mga negatibong konstruksyon

🇲🇾Malay

selamba

orang yang tidak cekap; biasanya digunakan dalam pembinaan negatif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترهل

شخص غير كفء؛ تستخدم عادة في الإنشاءات السلبية

🇮🇷Persian

خم شدن

یک فرد ناتوان؛ معمولا در ساخت و سازهای منفی استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sarkma

beceriksiz bir kişi; genellikle negatif yapılarda kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹבֵד רַשׁלָן

אדם לא כשיר; משמש בדרך כלל בקונסטרוקציות שליליות

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The primary meaning of 'slouch' is 'an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions'.

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