What is the meaning of stooped?

verb

  • Bend one's back forward from the waist on down.
    • usage: "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
  • Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way.
    • usage: "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
  • Descend swiftly, as if on prey.
    • usage: "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
  • Sag, bend, bend over or down.
    • usage: "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
  • Carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward.
    • usage: "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"

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