Floppy - English meaning

adjective

Hanging or swinging loosely.

Usage examples:

A pair of dangling earrings

verb

Hang or swing loosely.

Usage examples:

Saucepans dangled from a rail

verb

Present participle of dangle

Usage examples:

Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall., he dangled the puppet in front of the children.,…

verb

Bend or hang downwards limply.

Usage examples:

A long black cloak drooped from his shoulders

noun

An act or instance of drooping; a limp or weary attitude.

Usage examples:

The exhausted droop of her shoulders

adjective

Bending or hanging down heavily

Usage examples:

Drooping branches, bloodhounds have drooping eyes and floppy ears.

adjective

Hanging down limply; drooping.

Usage examples:

A droopy moustache

adjective

Bending or hanging down heavily

Usage examples:

He had a long droopy moustache., it turns out droopy eyelids are a common sign of aging.

adjective

(of a part of a person's body) soft, loose, and fleshy.

Usage examples:

This exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach

adjective

Soft and fat

Usage examples:

Flabby arms/thighs, i was starting to get a bit flabby around my waist., a flabby argument

adjective

(of part of the body) soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant.

Usage examples:

She took his flaccid hand in hers

adjective

(especially of long hair or clothing) hanging or draping loosely and gracefully.

Usage examples:

A long flowing gown of lavender silk

verb

(of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream.

Usage examples:

From here the river flows north

adjective

Moving in one direction, especially continuously and easily

Usage examples:

A fast-flowing river, flowing movements/lines, i thought i recognized your flowing script., i remem…

noun

The practice of hanging condemned people as a form of capital punishment.

Usage examples:

Controversial cross-party issues such as abortion and hanging

adjective

Suspended in the air.

Usage examples:

Hanging palls of smoke

verb

Suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part dangling free.

Usage examples:

That's where people are supposed to hang their washing

verb

Walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.

Usage examples:

He limped heavily as he moved

noun

A tendency to limp; a gait impeded by injury or stiffness.

Usage examples:

The accident left him with a pronounced limp

adjective

Lacking internal strength or structure; not stiff or firm.

Usage examples:

She let her whole body go limp

adjective

Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.

Usage examples:

A loose tooth

noun

Loose play.

Usage examples:

He was in powerful form in the loose

verb

Set free; release.

Usage examples:

The hounds have been loosed

adjective

Hanging down loosely.

Usage examples:

Pendulous branches

adjective

Hanging down loosely

Usage examples:

Pendulous blossoms

adjective

Free from tension and anxiety.

Usage examples:

We were having a great time and feeling very relaxed

verb

Make or become less tense or anxious.

Usage examples:

He relaxed and smiled confidently

adjective

Sinking or bulging downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of strength.

Usage examples:

Sagging shelves bearing rusty paint tins

verb

Sink, subside, or bulge downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of strength.

Usage examples:

She let her head sag lower and lower

adjective

Lower or less strong

Usage examples:

He said he cut taxes by $9 billion as mayor in an effort to revitalize the city's sagging economy.,…

adjective

Tending to sink or bulge downwards under weight or pressure.

Usage examples:

The saggy mattress groaned under my weight

adjective

Hanging or dropping down to a lower level

Usage examples:

I have a lot of saggy skin on my stomach since i lost weight.

adjective

Not taut or held tightly in position; loose.

Usage examples:

A slack rope

noun

The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part.

Usage examples:

I picked up the rod and wound in the slack

verb

Loosen (something, especially a rope).

Usage examples:

Slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail