1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

   1.

   to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag

2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

   2.

   to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to grant; to bestow

3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

   3.

   to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop

Example sentences

• 実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かな。

  The boughs that bear most hang lowest.

• 犬は文句を垂れるように歩みを止めた。

  The dog stopped walking, as if to complain.