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DROOP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
there was a sag in the chair seat
Synonyms:
droop; sag
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("droop" is a kind of...):
depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)
Derivation:
droop (become limp)
droop (droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness)
droop (hang loosely or laxly)
droopy (hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness))
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they droop
... he / she / it droops
Past simple: drooped
-ing form: drooping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
The flowers wilted
Synonyms:
droop; wilt
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "droop" is one way to...):
crumble; decay; dilapidate (fall into decay or ruin)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
droop (a shape that sags)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "droop" is one way to...):
drop; drop down; sink (fall or descend 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:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
droop (a shape that sags)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Example:
His tongue lolled
Synonyms:
droop; loll
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "droop" is one way to...):
dangle; drop; swing (hang freely)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
droop (a shape that sags)
Context examples:
At their head rode a very large and solemn man with a long chin and a drooping lip.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A fresh wind blew upon our faces, while the young leaves drooped motionless from the wayside branches.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It causes weakness in the arms and legs, vision problems, and drooping eyelids or head.
(Myasthenia Gravis, NCI Dictionary)
It has butterfly ears that are carried either erect or drooping.
(Papillon, NCI Thesaurus)
It has a broad head with large, slightly prominent eyes and drooping heart-shaped, long feathering ears.
(Pekingese, NCI Thesaurus)
The main-sail hung drooped like a banner.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Walt's striking-muscles relaxed, and his shoulders seemed to droop with hopelessness.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
His eyelids drooped and went shut, and his whole body seemed to relax and flatten out upon the floor.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Few cared to buy flowers in summer, and her bouquets began to droop long before night.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Professor Summerlee, a long, melancholy figure, walks with dragging steps and drooping head, as one who is already profoundly sorry for himself.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)