Stoop (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane.
- From years of working in the mines, the miner had begun to stoop and had trouble standing up straight.
- Her grandmother had started to stoop as she aged, making her appear shorter than she actually was.
- After years of poor posture, she learned to notice and correct her tendency to stoop whenever she was tired or bored.
- He had always been a bit taller than his siblings, but his habit of stooping made it seem the other way around.
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Meaning 2
Sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The branches of the old tree stooped down over the river.
- The elderly woman's back stooped from years of carrying heavy loads.
- The weeping willow's long limbs stooped down to kiss the calm surface of the lake.
- Overgrowth covered the entrance as the twisted vines stooped forward in a tangled mess.
- As the tree grew beside the boulder, its limbs had to stoop around the massive rock formation.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- As she bent down to feed the cat, she felt her back ache, reminding her to be more careful not to stoop.
- He quickly stooped to tie his shoelace before it came undone.
- The young athlete had to stoop to avoid hitting her head on the low-hanging beam.
- She nearly fell as she stooped to pick up the last of the scattered books.
- He had to stoop slightly to get into the small car with the low roof.
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Meaning 4
Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- I refuse to stoop to their level by engaging in online harassment.
- He's a man of integrity and won't stoop to cheating on the exam.
- She won't stoop to spreading rumors about her colleague.
- I won't stoop to spying on my neighbors, that's just invasive.
- The company president won't stoop to price-gouging just to increase profits.
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Meaning 5
Descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The falcon swooped down, but when it got closer, it began to stoop on the unsuspecting rabbit in the underbrush.
- As the peregrine's shadow crossed the water's surface, the fish began to scatter, but it was too late - the bird of prey began to stoop on its chosen target.
- Eagles are large and powerful birds that are capable of reaching impressive speeds when they stoop on their prey.
- Over the vast savannah, a hawk began to stoop on a small field mouse that had wandered out from the safety of its burrow.
- As the owl began to stoop on the unsuspecting rodent below, its feathers barely made a whisper as it silently hurtled towards the ground.