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Stoop

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Noun

1. stoop

an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

2. stoop, stoup

basin for holy water

3. stoep, stoop

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

Verb

4. bend, bow, crouch, stoop

bend one's back forward from the waist on down

Example Sentences:
'he crouched down'
'She bowed before the Queen'
'The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse'

5. condescend, lower oneself, stoop

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

Example Sentences:
'I won't stoop to reading other people's mail'

6. stoop

descend swiftly, as if on prey

Example Sentences:
'The eagle stooped on the mice in the field'

7. stoop

sag, bend, bend over or down

Example Sentences:
'the rocks stooped down over the hiking path'

8. stoop

carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward

Example Sentences:
'The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stoop

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verb (mainly intr)
1. (also tr)
to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward
2. 
to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward
3. (often foll by to)
to abase or degrade oneself
4. (often foll by to)
to condescend; deign
5. 
(of a bird of prey) to swoop down
6. archaic
to give in
noun
7. 
the act, position, or characteristic of stooping
8. 
a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority
9. 
a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey
noun
US and Canadian
a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building
noun
archaic
a pillar or post
noun
a less common spelling of stoup

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Stoop

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verb intransitive
1. 
to bend the body forward or in a crouch
2. 
to carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward
3. 
a. 
to condescend, or deign
b. 
to demean or degrade oneself
4. 
to pounce or swoop down, as a bird of prey
5.  Archaic
to yield or submit
verb transitive
6. 
to bend (the head, etc.) forward
7.  Archaic
to humble or debase
noun
8. 
the act or position of stooping the body, esp. habitually
9. 
the act of condescending
10. 
a swoop, as by a hawk at prey
noun
a small porch or platform with steps and, orig., seats, at the door of a house

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Stoop

see synonyms of stoop
v. stooped, stoop·ing, stoops
v.intr.
1. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back: had to stoop in order to fit into the cave.
2. To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
3.
a. To lower or debase oneself: I wouldn't stoop to such behavior.
b. To descend from a superior social position; condescend: Would the prince stoop to have a meal with peasants?
4. To swoop down, as a bird in pursuing its prey.
v.tr.
1. To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
2. To debase; humble: stooped himself to such disgraceful acts.
n.
1. The act of stooping.
2. A forward bending of the head and upper back, especially when habitual: walked with a stoop.
3. An act of self-abasement or condescension.
4. A descent, as of a bird of prey.
n.
A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.
n.
Variant of stoup.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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