stoop
2
4.8
- noun
- /stuːp/
:
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- After years of lifting heavy boxes, he developed a noticeable stoop that affected his walking.
- stoop-shouldered
- slight stoop
- stoop-shouldered man
Examples
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She noticed a slight stoop in his posture after years of working at a desk.
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When we reached the bottom, she waved her arms at the people still sitting on the stoop.
Fiction book (1999) -
I opened it to find Harlan, letter jacket and all, right there on the stoop.
Fiction book (1997) -
And in that tour, he went from being a kid on a stoop who sang on YouTube to being a worldwide arena veteran.
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Then Hector is touched by something, perhaps the sad stoop in the boy's shoulder or the girl's lowered head.
Fiction book (1993) -
What was more, the man seemed too frail and stoop-shouldered to be a miner.
Fiction book (1992) -
A stoop-shouldered little man in his late 60s, Harry Trumbo shambles along the street, headed for Mabel's Diner.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Irish doorman, Michael, in his 60s, melancholy, stoop-shouldered, smokes a cigarette, looking up at the unburdening sky.
Fiction book (2000) -
Rift was a tall, stoop-shouldered elf with a shaggy black beard, thinning hair, and eyes like chips of obsidian.
Fiction book (1993) -
As he aged, his stoop became more pronounced, making it difficult for him to stand straight.
Synonyms
3
5.3
A bent back with shoulders pulled forward
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A sign asking dog owners not to let their dogs poop on the front steps
Compounds
How Bent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stoop for a bent back comes from an old verb meaning 'to bend forward', so a person's stoop is the forward curve of their upper body.