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Stooped
/stuːpt/
To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
📖 Definitions of "Stooped"
- 1
To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
"He stooped to tie his shoe-laces."
- 2
To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
"Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?"
- 3
Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
- 4
To cause to incline downward; to slant.
"to stoop a cask of liquor"
- 1
In a bent bodily position, hunched
🔄 Synonyms of "Stooped"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crooked | Not straight; having one or more bends or angles. |
| hunched | having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect |
| unerect | Not erect. |
| round-shouldered | Having a rounded upper back, and shoulders that bend forward. |
| stoopingnoun | The act of one who stoops. |
| round-backed | having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stooped"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crooked | Not straight; having one or more bends or angles. |
| round-shouldered | Having a rounded upper back, and shoulders that bend forward. |
| unerect | Not erect. |
| hunched | having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect |
| round-backed | having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect |
| bentnoun | (with on) Determined or insistent; inclined, set. |
| slouched | with shoulders drooping |
| bowed | Bent or curved. |
| curved | Having a curve or curves; curving. |
| arched | Curved. |
| rounded | Complete or balanced. |
| humped | Having a hump or humps, or, in combination, a hump or humps of the specified number or type. |
| inclined | Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition. |
| droopingnoun | That droops or droop. |
| saggingnoun | A manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear. |
| slumped | with shoulders drooping |
| crouched | In a crouching position. |
| leaningnoun | A tendency or propensity. |
| humpynoun | A white perch (Morone americana). |
| stoopynoun | Prone to stooping or being bent. |
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