slouch

SLOUCH, n. [This word probably belongs to the root of lag, slug.]

1. A hanging down; a depression of the head or of some other part of the body, an ungainly clownish gait.

2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

SLOUCH, v.i. To hang down; to have a down cast clownish look, gait or manner.

SLOUCH, v.t. To depress; to cause to hang down; as, to slouch the hat.