Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun droop

1 sense of droop

Sense 1
sag, droop -- (a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat")
       => depression, impression, imprint -- (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb droop

3 senses of droop

Sense 1
sag, droop, swag, flag -- (droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness)
       => sink, drop, drop down -- (fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees")

Sense 2
droop, loll -- (hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled")
       => dangle, swing, drop -- (hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling")

Sense 3
wilt, droop -- (become limp; "The flowers wilted")
       => decay, crumble, dilapidate -- (fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay")

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