DROOP
Dictionary entry overview: What does droop mean?
• DROOP (noun)
The noun DROOP has 1 sense:
1. a shape that sags
Familiarity information: DROOP used as a noun is very rare.
• DROOP (verb)
The verb DROOP has 3 senses:
1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
2. hang loosely or laxly
3. become limp
Familiarity information: DROOP used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DROOP (noun)
Meaning:
A shape that sags
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
droop; sag
Context example:
there was a sag in the chair seat
Hypernyms ("droop" is a kind of...):
depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)
• DROOP (verb)
Meaning:
Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
droop; swag; sag; flag
Hypernyms (to "droop" is one way to...):
drop; drop down; sink (fall or drop to a lower place or level)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "droop"):
slouch; slump (assume a drooping posture or carriage)
bag (hang loosely, like an empty bag)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Hang loosely or laxly
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
loll; droop
Context example:
His tongue lolled
Hypernyms (to "droop" is one way to...):
dangle; drop; swing (hang freely)
Sentence frame:
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Meaning:
Become limp
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
wilt; droop
Context example:
The flowers wilted
Hypernyms (to "droop" is one way to...):
crumble; decay; delapidate (fall into decay or ruin)
Sentence frame:
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