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droop
(dro͞op)v. drooped, droop·ing, droops
v.intr.
1. To bend or hang downward: "His mouth drooped sadly, pulled down, no doubt, by the plump weight of his jowls" (Gore Vidal).
2. To bend or sag gradually: flowers drooping in the midday heat.
3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion: drooped from lack of sleep.
v.tr.
To let bend or hang down: "He drooped his body over the rail" (Norman Mailer).
n.
The act or condition of drooping.
droop′i·ly, droop′ing·ly adv.
droop′y adj.
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droop
(druːp)vb
1. to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink
2. (intr) to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag
3. (intr) to lose courage; become dejected
n
the act or state of drooping
[C13: from Old Norse drūpa; see drop]
ˈdrooping adj
ˈdroopingly adv
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droop
(drup)v.i.
1. to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from exhaustion or lack of support.
2. to fall into a weakened or disspirited state; flag; fade.
3. to descend; sink.
v.t. 4. to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings.
n. 5. a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from exhaustion.
[1300–50; Middle English drupen,drowpen < Old Norse drūpa; akin to drop]
droop′ing•ly, adv.
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droop
Past participle: drooped
Gerund: drooping
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Noun | 1. | droop - a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
Verb | 1. | droop - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness bag - hang loosely, like an empty bag |
2. | droop - hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled" | |
3. | droop - become limp; "The flowers wilted" |
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droop
verb
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droop
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Translations
يَتَدَلّىيَتَهَدَّل
sklánět sevadnout
hængehænge ned
lehervadlekonyul
drúpa, hanga niîurdrúpandi
nusvertinusvirtinuvystisvirti
nokarātiesnokārtnovīst
skláňať sa
eğ meksark maksarkmak
droop
[druːp]A. VI [head] → inclinarse; [shoulders] → encorvarse; [flower] → marchitarse
his spirits drooped → quedó abatido or desanimado
his spirits drooped → quedó abatido or desanimado
B. VT → inclinar, dejar caer (over por)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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droop
vi
(lit, person) → vornübergebeugt stehen, krumm stehen, sich schlecht halten; (shoulders) → hängen; (head) → herunterfallen; (eyelids) → herunterhängen; (with sleepiness) → zufallen; (flowers) → die Köpfe hängen lassen; (feathers, one’s hand, breasts) → schlaff herunterhängen; (rope, roof etc) → durchhängen
vt head → hängen lassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
droop
[druːp] vi (head) → chinarsi; (with sleep) → cadere; (shoulders) → piegarsi; (flower, plant) → afflosciarsi; (person) → abbattersishe was drooping with tiredness → cascava di stanchezza
his spirits drooped → si è molto abbattuto, si è avvilito
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
droop
(druːp) verb1. to (cause to) hang down. The willows drooped over the pond.
2. (of a plant) to flop from lack of water. a vase of drooping flowers.
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droop
vi (eyelids, etc.) caerse (los párpados, etc.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.