droop

  • 51droop-snoot — n. informal a downward sloping nose of an aircraft or motor vehicle, esp. one that is of variable pitch, giving an efficient aerodynamic profile Derivatives: droop snooted adj …

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  • 52droop — droopingly, adv. /droohp/, v.i. 1. to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support. 2. to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail. 3. to lose spirit or courage. 4. to descend, as the sun; sink. v.t. 5 …

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  • 53droop — Synonyms and related words: amble, bad, bag, become suicidal, blow, blue, break, break down, burn out, cadence, cascade, cast down, catenary, cave, cave in, collapse, come apart, come unstuck, conk out, couch, crack up, crumble, daggle, dangle,… …

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  • 54droop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bend, loll, slouch, sag; sink, languish, decline, waste; wilt. See dejection, disease, weakness, pendency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sag, sink, hang down, languish; see hang 2 , lean 1 , weaken 1 . III …

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  • 55droop — druːp n. hanging down, sagging, sinking v. sag, sink; wilt, drop, fall; let sink or drop …

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  • 56droop — verb bend or hang downwards limply. ↘sag down from weariness or dejection. noun an act or instance of drooping. Derivatives droopily adverb droopiness noun droopy adjective (droopier, droopiest). Origin ME: from ON drúpa hang the head ; related… …

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  • 57droop — v 1. sag, hang down, give way; bend, bow, (of trees, flowers, etc.) nod; slouch, crouch, stoop; dip, lean, curve; sink, slump, settle, drop; hang loosely, swag, depend from, dangle, loll. 2. languish, Dial. dwine, flag, fade, faint, weaken;… …

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  • 58droop — verb Syn: hang down, wilt, dangle, sag, flop, sink, slump, drop …

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  • 59droop — [druːp] verb [I] 1) to hang downwards The leaves were drooping in the heat.[/ex] 2) to become tired, weak, or unhappy …

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  • 60droop — /drup / (say droohp) verb (i) 1. to sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness or exhaustion. 2. Poetic to sink; descend, as the sun. 3. to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail. 4. to lose spirit or courage. –verb (t) 5. to let sink …

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