|
WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Adjective stooped has 1 sense
- hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked - having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"
Antonyms: erect, vertical, upright (indirect, via unerect)
Verb stoop has 5 senses
- crouch, stoop, bend, bow - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
--1 is one way to bend, flex
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- condescend, stoop, lower oneself - debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
--2 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- stoop - descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
--3 is one way to pounce, swoop
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- stoop - sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
--4 is one way to slope, incline, pitch
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- stoop - carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"
--5 is one way to hold, carry, bear
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
|