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Stooped

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Adjective

1. crooked, hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

Example Sentences:
'a little oldish misshapen stooping woman'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stooped

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verb (mainly intr)
1. (also tr)
to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward
2. 
to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward
3. (often foll by to)
to abase or degrade oneself
4. (often foll by to)
to condescend; deign
5. 
(of a bird of prey) to swoop down
6. archaic
to give in
noun
7. 
the act, position, or characteristic of stooping
8. 
a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority
9. 
a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey
noun
US and Canadian
a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building
noun
archaic
a pillar or post
noun
a less common spelling of stoup

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Stooped

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verb intransitive
1. 
to bend the body forward or in a crouch
2. 
to carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward
3. 
a. 
to condescend, or deign
b. 
to demean or degrade oneself
4. 
to pounce or swoop down, as a bird of prey
5.  Archaic
to yield or submit
verb transitive
6. 
to bend (the head, etc.) forward
7.  Archaic
to humble or debase
noun
8. 
the act or position of stooping the body, esp. habitually
9. 
the act of condescending
10. 
a swoop, as by a hawk at prey
noun
a small porch or platform with steps and, orig., seats, at the door of a house

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Stooped

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v. stooped, stoop·ing, stoops
v.intr.
1. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back: had to stoop in order to fit into the cave.
2. To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
3.
a. To lower or debase oneself: I wouldn't stoop to such behavior.
b. To descend from a superior social position; condescend: Would the prince stoop to have a meal with peasants?
4. To swoop down, as a bird in pursuing its prey.
v.tr.
1. To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
2. To debase; humble: stooped himself to such disgraceful acts.
n.
1. The act of stooping.
2. A forward bending of the head and upper back, especially when habitual: walked with a stoop.
3. An act of self-abasement or condescension.
4. A descent, as of a bird of prey.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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