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1. n. A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird. Source: opted
2. a. Low; sneaking; ashamed. Source: opted
3. adj. showing a sense of guilt Source: wordnet
4. adj. frightened into submission or compliance Source: wordnet
5. A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird. , Low; sneaking; ashamed. The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look. Thackeray. Source: webster
6. s. frightened into submission or compliance Source: ecdict

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