droop

[droop] /drup/
verb (used without object)
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.
verb (used with object)
5.
to let sink or drop:
an eagle drooping its wings.
noun
6.
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
Origin
1300-50; Middle English drupen, drowpen < Old Norse drūpa; akin to drop
Related forms
droopingly, adverb
redroop, verb (used without object)
undrooping, adjective
Synonyms
1. flag, languish. 2. weaken, decline, faint, wilt, wither, fade.
Examples from the web for droop
  • The jiggling bike and rather thin-edged basket caused the camera to droop, and you can see it being repositioned a few times.
  • Tongues of dark tan sediment droop into the lighter-colored layer below.
  • Bond prices surge on bad economic news and droop when the economy rallies.
  • Telephone wires droop above broad swathes of vacant land.
  • Tulips, tired and randomly arranged, droop from vases on nearby tables.
  • They plod along at a pace that can both raise the tension or droop the eyelids.
  • Its large, glum leaves droop down, away from the sun.
  • The cylindrical fruit spikes usually droop in contrast to the more commonly erect fruit of the other birches.
  • If a camel uses the fat inside the hump, the hump will become limp and droop down.
  • Flowers are about a half inch long and droop down on thin pedicels.
British Dictionary definitions for droop

droop

/druːp/
verb
1.
to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink
2.
(intransitive) to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag
3.
(intransitive) to lose courage; become dejected
noun
4.
the act or state of drooping
Derived Forms
drooping, adjective
droopingly, adverb
Word Origin
C13: from Old Norse drūpa; see drop
Word Origin and History for droop
v.

early 13c., from Old Norse drupa "to drop, sink, hang (the head)," from Proto-Germanic *drup-, from PIE *dhreu-, related to Old English dropian "to drop" (see drip). Related: Drooped; drooping. As a noun, from 1640s.

Slang definitions & phrases for droop

droop

noun

A somewhat dull and stupid person: He's such a droop, he can't even discuss the weather intelligently (1930s+ Teenagers)