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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"

verb
  1. 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. 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. 3

    Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.

  4. 4

    To cause to incline downward; to slant.

    "to stoop a cask of liquor"

adjective
  1. 1

    In a bent bodily position, hunched

🔄 Synonyms of "Stooped"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
crookedNot straight; having one or more bends or angles.
hunchedhaving the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
unerectNot erect.
round-shoulderedHaving a rounded upper back, and shoulders that bend forward.
stoopingnounThe act of one who stoops.
round-backedhaving the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stooped"

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WordDefinition
crookedNot straight; having one or more bends or angles.
round-shoulderedHaving a rounded upper back, and shoulders that bend forward.
unerectNot erect.
hunchedhaving the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
round-backedhaving the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
bentnoun(with on) Determined or insistent; inclined, set.
slouchedwith shoulders drooping
bowedBent or curved.
curvedHaving a curve or curves; curving.
archedCurved.
roundedComplete or balanced.
humpedHaving a hump or humps, or, in combination, a hump or humps of the specified number or type.
inclinedHaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
droopingnounThat droops or droop.
saggingnounA manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.
slumpedwith shoulders drooping
crouchedIn a crouching position.
leaningnounA tendency or propensity.
humpynounA white perch (Morone americana).
stoopynounProne to stooping or being bent.

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