hang+loosely

  • 91slattern — slat|tern [ˈslætən US ərn] n old fashioned [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from German schlottern to hang loosely ] a dirty, untidy woman used to show disapproval >slatternly adj …

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  • 92bag — {{11}}bag (n.) c.1200, bagge, from O.N. baggi or a similar Scandinavian source; not found in other Germanic languages, perhaps ultimately of Celtic origin. Disparaging slang for woman dates from 1924 (though various specialized senses of this are …

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  • 93loll — (v.) mid 14c., lollen to lounge idly, hang loosely, perhaps related to M.Du. lollen to doze, mumble, or somehow imitative of rocking or swinging. Specifically of the tongue from 1610s. Related: Lolled; lolling. As a noun, from 1709 …

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  • 94lop — {{11}}lop (v.1) cut off, 1510s, from M.E. loppe (n.) small branches and twigs trimmed from trees (early 15c.), of unknown origin. Related: Lopped (mid 15c.); lopping. Place name Loppedthorn is attested from 1287. {{12}}lop (v.2) droop, hang… …

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  • 95back — I [[t]bæ̱k[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, back is also used in phrasal verbs such as date back and fall back on .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in… …

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  • 96baggy trousers — pants which hang loosely …

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  • 97blouse — blaÊŠz n. shirt v. puff out, droop, hang loosely …

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  • 98bloused — blaÊŠz n. shirt v. puff out, droop, hang loosely …

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  • 99blouses — blaÊŠz n. shirt v. puff out, droop, hang loosely …

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  • 100blousing — blaÊŠz n. shirt v. puff out, droop, hang loosely …

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