· 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"

Synonym(s): crouch, bend, bow

Hypernym(s): bend, flex

· debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"

Synonym(s): condescend, lower_oneself

Hypernym(s): act, move

· descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"

Hypernym(s): pounce, swoop

· sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"

Hypernym(s): slope, incline, pitch

· 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"

Hypernym(s): hold, carry, bear

· having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"

Synonym(s): hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooping, crooked