droop

droop
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, decline, decurrence, dejected, demit, depend, depress, depressed, desiccate, despair, despond, deteriorate, diminish, disintegrate, dispirited, doleful, down, downhearted, drabble, drag, draggle, drape, droopy, drop, dry up, dwindle, fade, fade away, fail, faint, fall, fatigue, fizzle out, flag, flap, flop, flop down, flounce, flow, flump, flump down, founder, gait, gallop, gasp, get tired, give out, give way, go down, go downhill, go soft, go to pieces, grow weary, hang, hang down, hit rock bottom, hit the skids, hitch, hobble, jade, jog, languish, lapse, let down, limp, lock step, loll, lollop, lop, lose heart, lose strength, lower, lowering, lurch, mince, mincing steps, nod, pace, paddle, pant, peak, peg out, pend, peter out, piaffer, pine, play out, plop, plop down, plumb the depths, plump, poop out, prance, puff, puff and blow, rack, reach the depths, roll, run down, run out, sag, saunter, scuttle, sear, set, settle, shrink, shrivel, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, sink, sink down, sinkage, sling, slink, slither, slouch, slowness, slump, slump down, stagger, stalk, step, stride, stroll, strolling gait, strut, submerge, submergence, subside, subsidence, succumb, suspend, swag, swagger, swing, tire, toddle, totter, touch bottom, trail, tread, trollop, trot, velocity, waddle, walk, waste, waste away, weaken, wear away, wear thin, weary, weep, wheeze, wilt, wither, wither away, wizen, yield

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  • Droop-E — B Slimm Birth name Earl Stevens, Jr. Also known as Lil E Born February 18, 1988 (1988 02 18) (age 23) in Vallejo, California Origin …   Wikipedia

  • Droop — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Constanza Droop (* 1965), Kinderbuch Illustratorin Fritz Droop (1875–1935), Schriftsteller und Journalist Henry Richmond Droop (1831–1884), englischer Mathematiker Hermann Theodor Droop (1879–1957),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • droop — [druːp] verb [intransitive] if prices, sales etc droop, they start to fall: • In Tokyo, share prices drooped during the Emperor s illness. * * * Ⅰ. droop UK US /druːp/ verb [I] FINANCE ► if prices, values, sales, etc. droop they gradually go down …   Financial and business terms

  • droop — vb Droop, wilt, flag, sag are comparable when they mean to sink or to lose in vigor, firmness, or freshness. Droop stresses a hanging or bending downward (as through exhaustion, discouragement, or lack of nourishment) {some of the watchers were… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Droop — (dr[=oo]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drooping}.] [Icel. dr[=u]pa; akin to E. drop. See {Drop}.] 1. To hang bending downward; to sink or hang down, as an animal, plant, etc., from physical inability or exhaustion, want of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • droop — [dru:p] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: drúpa] 1.) [I and T] to hang or bend down, or to make something do this ▪ The plant needs some water it s starting to droop. ▪ His eyelids began to droop (=close, because he was sleepy) . ▪ Jessie… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Droop — Droop, v. t. To let droop or sink. [R.] M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] Like to a withered vine That droops his sapless branches to the ground. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Droop — Droop, n. A drooping; as, a droop of the eye. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • droop — droop; droop·ing·ly; droop·ing·ness; …   English syllables

  • droop|y — «DROO pee», adjective, droop|i|er, droop|i|est. 1. hanging down; drooping: »a droopy hat. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Droop — (Drop), s.v.w. Schwingkran …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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