Mope

  • 11mope — [v] pout, be dejected ache, be apathetic, be down in the mouth*, be gloomy, be in a funk*, bleed*, brood, chafe, despair, despond, droop, eat one’s heart out, fret, grieve, grumble, grump, idle, lament, languish, lose heart, moon, pine, pine… …

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  • 12mope — ► VERB ▪ be listless and in low spirits. ORIGIN perhaps Scandinavian …

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  • 13mope — UK [məʊp] / US [moʊp] verb [intransitive] Word forms mope : present tense I/you/we/they mope he/she/it mopes present participle moping past tense moped past participle moped to feel bored or unhappy and show no interest in doing anything Do you… …

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  • 14mope — [[t]mo͟ʊp[/t]] mopes, moping, moped VERB If you mope, you feel miserable and do not feel interested in doing anything. Get on with life and don t sit back and mope. Phrasal Verbs: mope around …

    English dictionary

  • 15mope — 1. verb to carry one’s self in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout 2. noun (pornographic industry jargon) A bottom feeder who mopes around a pornography studio hoping for his big break and often does bit… …

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  • 16mope — verb (I) to feel sorry for yourself, without making any effort to be more cheerful: Don t lie there moping on a lovely morning like this! mope around also mope about phrasal verb (I, T) BrE to move around a place in a sad, slow way: She spends… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17mope — [mop] 1. n. a tired and ineffectual person. □ I can’t afford to pay mopes around here. Get to work or get out! □ I feel like such a mope today. 2. AND mope around in. to move around slowly and sadly. □ I feel like moping and nothing else …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 18mope — I. intransitive verb (moped; moping) Etymology: probably from obsolete mop, mope fool Date: 1568 1. archaic to act in a dazed or stupid manner 2. to give oneself up to brooding ; become listless or dejected 3. to move slowly or aimlessly ; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19mope — One who wears baggy pants and does drugs and also behaves in a mopey way. Jeff s a mope; he doesn t care about anything …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 20mope — One who wears baggy pants and does drugs and also behaves in a mopey way. Jeff s a mope; he doesn t care about anything …

    Dictionary of american slang