[droop] 
| 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. |
| 5. | to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings. |
| 6. | a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support. |
| droop (drōōp) v. drooped, droop·ing, droops v. intr.
To let bend or hang down: "He drooped his body over the rail" (Norman Mailer). n. The act or condition of drooping. [Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drūpa; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.] droop'i·ly, droop'ing·ly adv., droop'y adj. |
