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stoop 1
(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.
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
(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
(sto͞op)n.
Variant of stoup.
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Adj. 1. stooped - having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"
unerect - not upright in position or posture
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Translations
يَحْدَوْدِب
nachýlený
rundrygget
görnyedt
lotinn
kamburlaşmış
stoop
(stuːp) verb1. to bend the body forward and downward. The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child. buk يَنْحَني навеждам се inclinar-se sehnout (se) sich bücken bukke sig σκύβω inclinarse, agacharse kummardama خم شدن kyyristyä se baisser לְהִתכוֹפֵף झुकना sagnuti se, pognuti se lehajol; görnyed membungkukkan badan lúta, halla sér fram chinarsi, abbassarsi かがむ 몸을 구부리다 nu(si)lenkti, susilenkti pieliekties; noliekties membongkokkan badan bukken krøke ryggen, bøye seg nachylać (się) inclinar-se a se apleca нагибать(ся) zohnúť (sa) skloniti se pognuti se luta sig ner ก้มตัวลง eğilmek 彎腰 нахиляти(ся), нагинати(ся) جھکنا cúi xuông, cúi khom 弯腰
2. to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something. Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating! morele waardes verlaag يَنْحَدِر مُسْتَواه، يَنْزِل إلى مُسْتَوى أدنى من مَرْتَبَتِه унижавам се descer a snížit se sich erniedrigen nedværdige sig ξεπέφτω, καταδέχομαι rebajarse alanduma فروتني كردن alentua s'abaisser à לְהַשפִּיל אֶת עַצמוֹ से रोकना poniziti se, udostojiti se (le)alacsonyodik (vmire) berbuat rendah leggjast svo lágt að abbassarsi 堕落する 품위를 떨어뜨리다 nusižeminti, nusileisti, paminti savo principus pazemoties līdz (kādai rīcībai) merendahkan martabat zich verlagen nedverdige seg, synke zniżyć się descer a a se coborî, a se înjosi унижаться znížiť sa ponižati se poniziti se nedlåta (sänka) sig ลดตัว; ใฝ่ต่ํา tenezzül etmek 屈從 принижувати(ся) اخلاقی طور پر گرنا hạ thấp phẩm giá 屈从
noun a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc. Many people develop a stoop as they grow older. gebuk إنْحِناء، تَنازُل، إنْحِدار المُسْتَوى прегърбване curvatura ohnutá záda gebeugte Haltung rundryggethed καμπούριασμα encorvamiento kühmusolek قوز kumara asento dos rond גֵו כָּפוּף झुकाव, नीति pognuto, zgureno držanje (meg)görnyedés, görbe hát sikap bungkuk lot curvatura ねこ背 구부정함 pakumpimas, susikūprinimas kūkums bongkok ronde rug luting, krum rygg zgarbione plecy curvatura gârbovire сутулость ohnutý chrbát sključena drža pogurenost framåtböjd ställning, kutryggighet การก้มตัวลง kamburunu çıkarma 駝背 сутулість جسم کا جھکاؤ tư thế khom của cơ thể 驼背
stooped adjectivestooped shoulders; He is stooped with age. bukkend يَحْدَوْدِب прегърбен curvado nachýlený gebeugt rundrygget καμπουριασμένος encorvado kühmus قوز شده kumara voûté עִם גֵו כָּפוּף झुकना pognut, zguren görnyedt bungkuk lotinn curvo ねこ背の 구부정한 sulinkęs, susikūprinęs sakumpis; salīcis bongkok gebogen lut, krokrygget zgarbiony, zgięty curvado încovoiat, gârbovit сутулый; сгорбившийся zhrbený sključen pogrbljen böjd, krokig หลังโกง kamburlaşmış 駝背的 сутулий جھکا ہوا khom, còng 驼背的
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