STOOP

• (noun) an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

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

  synonyms : stoep

• (noun) basin for holy water

  synonyms : stoup

• (verb) carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward

  "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"

• (verb) sag, bend, bend over or down

  "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"

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

  "he crouched down", "She bowed before the Queen", "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

  synonyms : bend , bow , crouch

• (verb) descend swiftly, as if on prey

  "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"

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

  "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"

  synonyms : condescend , lower oneself

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