stoop

Definition

  • verb: to bend down or over
  • verb: to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees

Examples

  • Despite my opponent's personal attacks against me, I refuse to 'stoop to his level'. [=I refuse to behave as badly as he has by attacking him personally]

  • She would never 'stoop' to lying. [=she would never lie; she is too good a person to lie]

  • His shoulders are 'stooped'. [=his shoulders are bent forward]

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