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droop
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- pronunciation:
- drup
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
droops, drooping, drooped |
| definition 1: |
to hang or sink down; bend limply.
The plant drooped for lack of water.The sleepy child's eyes fell shut and his head drooped.
- synonyms:
- flag, loll, sag
- similar words:
- bag, bend, hang down, sink, slump, wilt
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| definition 2: |
to feel tired or spiritless.
The team drooped in the second half.- synonyms:
- burn out, flag, poop out, tire, weary
- similar words:
- fade, nod, peter out, sag, wilt, wither
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| related words: |
dangle, fail, hang, languish, lean, loll, stoop, wane, waste |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to let droop.
She drooped the hose over the bushes.- synonyms:
- loll
- similar words:
- drape, hang, sag, slouch
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| related words: |
lean, loll, wilt |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act or state of hanging or sinking down.
I could see by the droop of his shoulders that life had not been kind to him.- synonyms:
- sag
- similar words:
- bend, slack, slump, wilt
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| related words: |
dip |
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