stooped

Thân thiện

An elderly woman stooped to pick up a newspaper from her front step.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Having a posture with the head and shoulders bent forward and downward: Describes a person whose back is not straight and who leans forward, often due to age, habit, or physical condition. 2. Characterized by a bent or rounded back and shoulders: Pertaining to a physical stance that is not upright.

Usage

The adjective "stooped" is used to describe a person's habitual or current posture. It often implies a permanent or long-term condition rather than a temporary bend. It is typically used before a noun or after a linking verb like "be" or "become."

Examples

• Before a noun:
  • He walked with a stooped posture.
  • The stooped figure of the old man was silhouetted against the window.
• After a linking verb:
  • After years at the desk, she had become stooped.
  • The gardener was stooped over the flower beds all morning.

Advanced Usage

• "Stooped with age": A common phrase indicating the forward bend is a result of growing old.
  • My grandfather is now stooped with age, but his mind is sharp.
• "Stooped in sorrow/grief": Used metaphorically to suggest a physical manifestation of emotional weight.
  • He was stooped in grief after the loss.

Variants and Related Words

• Stoop (verb): To bend the body forward and downward.
  • She had to stoop to enter the low doorway.
• Stooping (adjective or present participle): The act of bending forward or having a tendency to do so. Often used interchangeably with "stooped," though "stooped" more strongly implies a settled characteristic.
  • His stooping gait made him look older.

Synonyms

• Hunched: Suggests a more pronounced rounding of the back and shoulders.
• Bent: A more general term for not being straight.
• Round-shouldered: Specifically describes shoulders that are curved forward.
• Dowager's hump (noun, informal): Refers to the excessive outward curvature of the thoracic spine (kyphosis), often seen in older women.

Antonyms

• Erect: Upright and straight.
• Upright: Having a straight back.
• Straight-backed: With the spine held straight.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
   • a little oldish misshapen stooping woman

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hunched
• round-backed
• round-shouldered
• stooping
• crooked