droop

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.

[Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drūpa.]

droopily droop'i·ly or droop'ing·ly adv.
droopy droop'y adj.

verb

1. To hang limply, loosely, and carelessly: flop, loll, lop², sag, slouch, wilt. See hang.
2. To become limp, as from loss of freshness: flag², sag, wilt. See better/worse.

v

Definition: hang down; languish
Antonyms: inflate, rise

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The deviation from a preset value of a controlled liquid level, temperature, variable pressure, or differential pressure (at minimum controllable flow) when the flow through a regulator is gradually increased from its minimum controllable flow to its rated capacity.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A shape that sags v. - Become limp; Sink or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness; Hang loosely or laxly.

Tutor's tip: Will the "drupe" (fleshy fruit having a single hard stone that encloses a seed) "drop" (the act of falling; descent) from the tree, or just make the limb "droop" (to bend downward; to hang) with weight?

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - hænge, lude, falde sammen, sygne hen, se nedad, miste modet, dø
v. tr. - lade hænge, lade falde sammen, lade sygne hen
n. - luden , hængen med hovedet, slaphed, modløshed, nedslåethed

Nederlands (Dutch)
neerhangen, verflauwen, laten hangen, hangende houding

Français (French)
v. intr. - tomber, s'affaisser, s'abaisser (les paupières), retomber (la main), pencher (la tête), commencer à se faner (des fleurs)
v. tr. - baisser, pencher (la tête)
n. - affaissement, abaissement (des paupières), langueur, abattement

Deutsch (German)
v. - herunterhängen, sinken, ermatten
n. - Schlaffheit, Niedergeschlagenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χαλαρώνω, κρεμάω, μαραίνομαι, γέρνω, σκύβω
n. - χαλάρωση, κρέμασμα, σακούλιασμα, πέσιμο, σκύψιμο

Italiano (Italian)
pendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pender
n. - inclinação (f)

Русский (Russian)
опускать, опускаться, склоняться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - inclinarse, descorazonarse, cansarse, encorvarse
v. tr. - colgar
n. - inclinación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sloka, tyna av
n. - slokande, nedstämdhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
下垂, 消沉, 使下垂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 下垂, 消沈
v. tr. - 使下垂
n. - 下垂, 消沈

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 쭉 처지다, 해가 기울다, 기운이 쇠하다
v. tr. - (머리 등을) 숙이다
n. - 의기 소침, 숙이기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - うな垂れる, 伏し目になる, 元気が衰える, 伏せる, たれさせる
n. - うなだれること, だれ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يذبل, يتدلى (الاسم) ذبول, تهدل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נפל, צנח, שקע, נפל ברוחו, הביט למטה, תשש‬
v. tr. - ‮הוריד, השפיל‬
n. - ‮שקיעה, נטייה למטה, שחיחה‬

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