1. Having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
   "a little oldish misshapen stooped woman";
   - hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooping, crooked

1. Bend one's back forward from the waist on down
   "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse";
   - bend, bow[2]
    
2. 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"
    
3. Sag, bend, bend over or down
   "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
    
4. Descend swiftly, as if on prey
   "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
    
5. Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonourable way
   "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail";
   - condescend, lower oneself

See also: unerect

Type of: act, bear, bend, carry, flex, hold, incline, move, pitch, pounce, slope, swoop

Encyclopedia: Stoop, Frank