All stoop synonyms
stoop
S s verb stoop
- give ground β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- go with the flow β take a relaxed approach
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- camber β A camber is a gradual downward slope from the centre of a road to each side of it.
- caving β the sport of climbing in and exploring caves
- deplane β to disembark from an aeroplane
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- kowtow β to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
- cambering β a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- deign β If you say that someone deigned to do something, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they did it unwillingly, because they thought they were too important to do it.
- make much of β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- cataracted β a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- humping β a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- lay on β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- quat β (obsolete) A pustule.
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- inflect β to modulate (the voice).
- condescend β If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it.
- humouring β humor.
- duck β any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- disses β to show disrespect for; affront.
- be-little β to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- bemean β to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- zigzagged β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- concaved β curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- fall over β person: trip or slip
- inflected β to modulate (the voice).
- bad mouth β Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- hunch β to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
- concaving β curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- dissed β to show disrespect for; affront.
- incline β to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
- beveling β the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- incurvate β curved, especially inward.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- bevelled β If a piece of wood, metal, or glass has bevelled edges, its edges are cut sloping.
- curtsey β A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.
- curtsied β a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- eat dirt β any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- bow and scrape β to behave in an excessively deferential or obsequious way
- bevelling β the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- dump on β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- eat humble pie β humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.