let droop

  • 1Droop — 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] …

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  • 2droop — I. v. a. Let droop, let sink or fall, let bend down. II. v. n. 1. Sink or hang down, drop, bend downward. 2. Wilt, wither, fade. 3. Languish, weaken, faint, sink, fail, decline, grow weak, be dispirited …

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  • 3droop — I. verb Etymology: Middle English drupen, from Old Norse drūpa; akin to Old English dropa drop Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to hang or incline downward 2. to sink gradually 3. to become depressed or weakened ; languish …

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  • 4Droop-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 …

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  • 5droop — [v] hang down; languish bend, dangle, decline, depress, diminish, drop, fade, fail, faint, fall down, flag, lean, let down, loll, lop, sag, settle, sink, sling, slouch, slump, subside, suspend, weaken, wilt, wither; concepts 181,699 Ant. inflate …

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  • 6droop — [dro͞op] vi. [ME droupen < ON drūpa: for IE base see DRIP] 1. to sink down; hang or bend down 2. to lose vitality or strength; become weakened; languish 3. to become dejected or dispirited vt. to let sink or hang down n. an act or instance of… …

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  • 7droop — [[t]drup[/t]] v. i. 1) to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from exhaustion or lack of support 2) to fall into a weakened or disspirited state; flag; fade 3) to descend; sink 4) to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings[/ex] 5) a sagging,… …

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  • 8let down — Synonyms and related words: abate, apostatize, arrest, backpedal, backwater, baffle, baffled, balk, balked, bamboozle, bate, bear down, beguile, betray, betrayed, bilk, bilked, blasted, blighted, bluff, bolt, brake, break away, bring low, cajole …

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  • 9droop — droopingly, adv. /droohp/, v.i. 1. to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support. 2. to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail. 3. to lose spirit or courage. 4. to descend, as the sun; sink. v.t. 5 …

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  • 10droop — 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,… …

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