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- pronunciation:
- stup
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
stoops, stooping, stooped |
| definition 1: |
to bend the body forward and downward, as to pick up something.
I stooped to put on my socks.- synonyms:
- bend
- similar words:
- bow, crouch, lean
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| definition 2: |
to stand or walk with shoulders and neck hanging forward.
If you stoop too much, you will hurt your back.- synonyms:
- slouch
- similar words:
- crouch, droop, hunch
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| definition 3: |
to perform a task or act that lowers oneself or is not honest and upright.
She will never stoop to lying.- similar words:
- fall, resort
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| related words: |
bend, descend |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a way of standing in which the head and shoulders fall forward and downward.
My father walks with a stoop in his old age.- synonyms:
- slouch
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| derivations: |
stoopingly (adv.), stooper (n.) |
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