STOOPING Synonyms

• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

• managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument

• showing an excessively deferential manner

• hunting ducks

• the act of wetting something by submerging it

• supporting yourself on your knees

• exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

• the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

• the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• sit on one's heels

• an impression that something might be the case

• the act of bending yourself into a humped position

• round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

• an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions

• a stooping carriage in standing and walking

• assume a drooping posture or carriage

• walk slovenly

• the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• sit on one's heels

• a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

• a circular segment of a curve

• movement that causes the formation of a curve

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

• form a curve

• change direction

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• bend a joint

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

• a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

• a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

• an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

• something curved in shape

• a decorative interlacing of ribbons

• a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

• play on a stringed instrument with a bow

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

• debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

• treat condescendingly

• exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

• a small worthless amount

• the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

• short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

• having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

• sit on one's heels

• be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide

• occupy (a dwelling) illegally

• to perform the squat weightlifting exercise

• small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house

• an archaic drinking vessel

• basin for holy water

• debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way