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droop

UK/ˈdɹuːp/ US/ˈdɹʊu̯p/ rare archaic
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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2.

hang loosely or laxly

  • “His tongue lolled”
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3.

become limp

  • “The flowers wilted”
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noun

1.

a shape that sags

  • “there was a sag in the chair seat”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drúpa (“to droop”), from Proto-Germanic *drūpaną, *drupōną (“to hang down, drip, drop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewb- (“to drip, drop”). Doublet of drip and drop.

Phrases

  • brewer's droop
  • droop nose
  • droop snoot

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