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stooping
stoop 1 S0779700 (sto͞op)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.
[Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian.]Synonyms: stoop1, condescend, deign
These verbs mean to descend to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity: stooped to contemptible methods to realize their ambitions; won't condescend to acknowledge his rival's greeting; didn't even deign to reply.
stoop 2 S0779700 (sto͞op)n. A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.
[Dutch stoep, front veranda, from Middle Dutch.]
stoop 3 S0779700 (sto͞op)n. Variant of stoup.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | stooping - having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, crookedunerect - not upright in position or posture |
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stooping[′stüp·iŋ] (meteorology) An atmospheric refraction phenomenon; a special case of sinking in which the curvature of light rays due to atmospheric refraction decreases with elevation so that the visual image of a distant object is foreshortened in the vertical. FinancialSeeStoopstooping
Synonyms for stoopingadj having the back and shoulders roundedSynonyms- hunched
- round-backed
- round-shouldered
- stooped
- crooked
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