verb
- Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward.
- synonyms: hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over
adjective
- Having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect.
- usage: "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"
- synonyms: round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked
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