adjective
                                                having the back and shoulders rounded
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                                                                                                        - not erect
- a little oldish misshapen stooping woman
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                bend one's back forward from the waist on down
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                                                                                                        - he crouched down
- She bowed before the Queen
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
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                                                                                                        - I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                descend swiftly, as if on prey
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                                                                                                        - The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                sag, bend, bend over or down
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                                                                                                        - the rocks stooped down over the hiking path
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward
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                                                                                                        - The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane