droop: Meaning and Definition of
droop
Pronunciation: (drp), [key] — v.i.
- to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail.
- to lose spirit or courage.
- to descend, as the sun; sink.
—v.t. - to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings.
—n. - a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
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