stooped
stuːpt
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Definition of stooped - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

stancehaving a bent or hunched posture
  • The old man walked with a stooped back.
  • The stooped woman reached slowly for the cane.
  • A stooped figure appeared at the doorway at dawn.
bent hunched
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Origin of stooped

Old English, stūpian (to stoop)

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body
stooped or bent posture

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  1. French:voûté, ...
  2. German:gebeugt, ...
  3. Italian:curvo, ...
  4. Spanish:encorvado, ...
  5. Portuguese:encurvado, ...
  6. Chinese:弯腰的, ...
  7. Japanese:猫背の, ...
  8. Arabic:مُنْحَنِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:כָּפוּף, ...
  10. Russian:сгорбленный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:згорблений, ...
  12. Hindi:झुका हुआ, ...
stoop
stuːp

Definition of stoop - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
bend downtr./intr.USbend the body forward and downwardtr./intr.US
  • She had to stoop to pick up the coin..
bend crouch kneel
2.
postureintr.carry oneself with head and shoulders bent forwardintr.
  • He tends to stoop when he walks.
hunch slouch
3.
degrade oneselfintr.Rarelower oneself morally or ethicallyintr.Rare
  • He would not stoop to lying to win the case..
debase demean

Noun

1.
postureUSbent position of the bodyUS
  • He walked with a noticeable stoop.
crouch slouch
2.
architectureUSsmall porch or steps at a house entranceUS
  • She sat on the stoop watching the sunset..
porch veranda
3.
bird attackRarerapid descent in flightRare
  • The hawk made a stoop towards its prey.
dive plunge swoop
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Images of stoop

  • stoop: bent position of the body
    bent position of the body
  • stoop: small porch or steps at a house entrance
    small porch or steps at a house entrance
  • stoop: rapid descent in flight
    rapid descent in flight

Expressions with stoop

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lower one's standards to do something bad
I never thought he would stoop so low to cheat.
resort to actions considered beneath one's dignity
She refused to stoop to cheating during the exam..
bend your body forward and downward
He had to stoop down to pick up the coin.
small stool for aiding bowel movements
He bought a poop stoop for the bathroom.

Origin of stoop

Dutch, stoep (porch)

Examples of stoop in a sentence

  • The ceiling was so low that we had to stoop.
  • She had to stoop to pick up the fallen book.
  • Farmers often stoop while working in the fields.
  • She refused to stoop to gossiping about her colleagues.
  • They would never stoop to cheating in the game.
  • Her stoop made her look older than she was.

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  1. French:se baisser, dos voûté, ...
  2. German:sich bücken, gebeugte Haltung, ...
  3. Italian:chinarsi, curvatura, ...
  4. Spanish:agacharse, joroba, ...
  5. Portuguese:curvar-se, encurvamento, ...
  6. Chinese:弯腰, 驼背, ...
  7. Japanese:かがむ, 猫背, ...
  8. Arabic:انْحَنَى, اِنْحِناء, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהִתְכּוֹפֵף, גִּיבֶּנֶת, ...
  10. Russian:наклоняться, сутулость, ...
  11. Ukrainian:нахилитися, сутулість, ...
  12. Hindi:झुकना, झुकाव, ...
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