Stooped

/stuːpt/

verb

  1. To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.

    He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.

  2. To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.

    Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?

  3. Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.

Synonyms: bend down, crouch, squat

adjective

  1. In a bent bodily position, hunched

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