to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position

to stoop over a desk.

to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forward

to stoop from age.

(of trees, precipices, etc.) to bend, bow, or lean.

to descend from one's level of dignity; condescend; deign

Don't stoop to argue with him.

to swoop down, as a hawk at prey.

to submit; yield.

Obsolete . to come down from a height.

to bend (oneself, one's head, etc.) forward and downward.

Archaic . to abase, humble, or subdue.

the act or an instance of stooping.

a stooping position or carriage of body

The elderly man walked with a stoop.

a descent from dignity or superiority.

a downward swoop, as of a hawk.

noun

straightening

verb

straighten , rise above

noun

droop , round shoulders , sag , slouch , slump

verb

be bowed , bend , be servile , bow , cringe , crouch , descend , dip , duck , hunch , incline , kneel , lean , relax , sink , slant , squat , accommodate , act beneath oneself , concede , debase oneself , deign , demean oneself , favor , oblige , patronize , resort , thaw , unbend , vouchsafe , arch , hump , scrunch , lower , condescend , debase , decline , degrade , overcome , platform , sag , slouch , slump , submit , succumb , swoop , tilt , yield