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Meanings of stooped in English

Having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect.

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Usage of stooped in English
1
Maurice was daunted; he stooped and raised the weapon in his hand.
The Downfall
2
In fear, in fact almost terror, I stooped down behind the hedge.
Nobody's Boy / Sans Famille
3
He suddenly stooped over me; and whispered his name in my ear.
Poor Miss Finch
4
She stooped over the dory and lifted the baby in her arms.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea
5
I stooped to my knees; I looked under the mass of stone.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
6
Swiftly Peggy stooped and unfastened the little jade god from far-off China.
The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings
7
With his in hand, the master stooped and inspected the exposed wall.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
8
Fred nodded sharply, and the chauffeur stooped to throw in the clutch.
The Red Cross Girl
9
It fluttered close to her feet; she stooped and picked it up.
The Lion's Mouse
10
The officer stooped and pulled apart the blanket where the head was.
One Man's Initiation—1917
11
He stooped and lifted in his hand one of the disordered tresses.
A Venetian June
12
In the deepest shadow of it, he stooped suddenly and kissed her.
Robert Elsmere
13
The man spied the pen upon the floor and stooped for it.
The Rocks of Valpré
14
Halting beside the red cloth he stooped and turned over the trinkets.
1492
15
So he stooped and gathered the drenched form up in his arms.
The Mark of the Beast
16
He approached the Bush, and stooped to pluck one of the Roses.
The Monk: A Romance
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Stooped across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common