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Definition of Droop
1. Verb. Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness. "There droop some children in the rocking chair"
Generic synonyms: Drop, Drop Down, Sink
Specialized synonyms: Slouch, Slump, Bag
Derivative terms: Sag
2. Noun. A shape that sags. ; "There was a sag in the chair seat"
Generic synonyms: Depression, Impression, Imprint
Derivative terms: Droopy, Sag, Sag
3. Verb. Hang loosely or laxly. "There droop some children in the rocking chair"; "His tongue lolled"
4. Verb. Become limp. "The flowers wilted"
Definition of Droop
1. v. i. To hang bending downward; to sink or hang down, as an animal, plant, etc., from physical inability or exhaustion, want of nourishment, or the like.
2. v. t. To let droop or sink.
3. n. A drooping; as, a droop of the eye.
Definition of Droop
1. Verb. (intransitive) To sink or hang downward; to sag. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To lose all enthusiasm or happiness. ¹
4. Noun. something which is limp or sagging; a condition or posture of drooping ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Droop
1. to hang downward [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Droop
1. 1. To hang bending downward; to sink or hang down, as an animal, plant, etc, from physical inability or exhaustion, want of nourishment, or the like. "The purple flowers droop." "Above her drooped a lamp." "I saw him ten days before he died, and observed he began very much to droop and languish." (Swift) 2. To grow weak or faint with disappointment, grief, or like causes; to be dispirited or depressed; to languish; as, her spirits drooped. "I'll animate the soldier's drooping courage." (Addison) 3. To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline. "Then day drooped." Origin: Icel. Drpa; akin to E. Drop. See Drop. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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