stoop
To bend your body forwards and downwards.
stoop in a sentence
- Dad had to stoop to fit through the tiny door of the cottage.
- Isla would stoop down to pick up every shell she spotted on the sand.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to stoop?
- Astraighten
- Brise
- Cstand
- Dbend
Show the answer
D: bend. The other three mean the opposite of stoop.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to stoop?
- Abow
- Bstraighten
- Cduck
- Dbend
Show the answer
B: straighten. The other three mean nearly the same as stoop.
Words that mean something similar
bend, bow, duck
Words that mean the opposite
straighten, stand, rise
More words about movement & action
- stride: To walk with long confident steps.
- submerge: To go or put completely under water.
- supple: Bending and moving easily without stiffness.
- surge: A sudden powerful rush forward.
- swift: Moving very quickly.
- tether: To tie an animal or object to something so it cannot move away.
- thrust: To push something suddenly and hard.
- thwart: To stop someone's plan from succeeding.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test