drooping

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  droop 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  droop 
 
  Sense  1 
  sag,  droop,  swag,  flag 
  =>  slump,  slouch 
  =>  bag 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  droop 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  droop 
 
  Sense  1 
  sag,  droop,  swag,  flag 
  =>  slump,  slouch 
  =>  bag 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  droop 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  droop 
 
  3  senses  of  droop 
 
  Sense  1 
  sag,  droop,  swag,  flag 
  =>  sink,  drop,  drop  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  droop,  loll 
  =>  dangle,  swing,  drop 
 
  Sense  3 
  wilt,  droop 
  =>  decay,  crumble,  delapidate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  droop 
 
  droop  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  droop 
 
  Sense  1 
  sag,  droop,  swag,  flag 
  =>  sink,  drop,  drop  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  droop,  loll 
  =>  dangle,  swing,  drop 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  wilt,  droop 
  =>  decay,  crumble,  delapidate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  drooping 
  drooping  brome 
  drooping  juniper 
 
  Overview  of  verb  droop 
 
  The  verb  droop  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sag,  droop,  swag,  flag  --  (droop,  sink,  or  settle  from  or  as  if  from  pressure  or  loss  of  tautness) 
  2.  droop,  loll  --  (hang  loosely  or  laxly;  "His  tongue  lolled") 
  3.  wilt,  droop  --  (become  limp;  "The  flowers  wilted") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  drooping 
 
  The  adj  drooping  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  drooping,  flagging  --  (weak  from  exhaustion) 
  2.  drooping,  droopy,  sagging  --  (hanging  down  (as  from  exhaustion  or  weakness)) 
  3.  cernuous,  drooping,  nodding,  pendulous  --  ((biology)  having  branches  or  flower  heads  that  bend  downward;  "nodding  daffodils";  "the  pendulous  branches  of  a  weeping  willow";  "lilacs  with  drooping  panicles  of  fragrant  flowers") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  drooping 
 
  3  senses  of  drooping 
 
  Sense  1 
  drooping,  flagging 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  tired)  ->  rested 
 
  Sense  2 
  drooping,  droopy,  sagging 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  lax)  ->  tense 
 
  Sense  3 
  cernuous,  drooping,  nodding,  pendulous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unerect)  ->  erect,  vertical,  upright 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  drooping 
 
  3  senses  of  drooping 
 
  Sense  1 
  drooping,  flagging 
  =>  tired  (vs.  rested) 
 
  Sense  2 
  drooping,  droopy,  sagging 
  =>  lax  (vs.  tense) 
 
  Sense  3 
  cernuous,  drooping,  nodding,  pendulous 
  =>  unerect  (vs.  erect) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  drooping 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  drooping 
 
  drooping  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  drooping 
  drooping 
 
  Overview  of  verb  droop 
 
  The  verb  droop  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sag,  droop,  swag,  flag  --  (droop,  sink,  or  settle  from  or  as  if  from  pressure  or  loss  of  tautness) 
  2.  droop,  loll  --  (hang  loosely  or  laxly;  "His  tongue  lolled") 
  3.  wilt,  droop  --  (become  limp;  "The  flowers  wilted") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  drooping 
 
  The  adj  drooping  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  drooping,  flagging  --  (weak  from  exhaustion) 
  2.  drooping,  droopy,  sagging  --  (hanging  down  (as  from  exhaustion  or  weakness)) 
  3.  cernuous,  drooping,  nodding,  pendulous  --  ((biology)  having  branches  or  flower  heads  that  bend  downward;  "nodding  daffodils";  "the  pendulous  branches  of  a  weeping  willow";  "lilacs  with  drooping  panicles  of  fragrant  flowers") 

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