stoops's Usage Examples:

In a proclamation issued for his arrest in 1683 he is described as "a tall lean man, dark brown hair, a great Roman nose, thin-jawed, heat in his face, speaks in the Scotch tone, a sharp piercing eye, stoops a little in the shoulders.

In the third he stands almost upright; in the first he kneels; in the second he stoops, halfway between the upright and the kneeling position.

"Or the font could be moved to the entrance of the Church between the two holy water stoops.

Synonyms:

squinch, bend, flex, cower, crouch, change posture, bow, huddle,

Antonyms:

precede, stay in place, linger, ride, ascend,