# stooped

Pronunciation: say "STOOPT" /stuːpt/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of stoop. — simple past and past participle of stoop
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of stoop. Used for the past, or after have or was.
   - _The falcon stooped from a great height and struck the pigeon in midair._
   - _He had never stooped so low as to read his sister's diary._

## Adjective

2. Holding the body bent forward, with the shoulders or back hunched.
   - Simple: Bent forward, with the back and shoulders curved.
   - _A stooped figure in a gray coat shuffled along the platform._
   - _Years at a desk had left him slightly stooped, his shoulders rounded toward the screen._

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