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    stoop

    stoop - Dictionary definition and meaning for word stoop

    Definition
    (noun) an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward Definition
    (noun) basin for holy water
    Synonyms : stoup
    Definition
    (noun) small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
    Synonyms : stoep
    Definition
    (verb) bend one's back forward from the waist on down
    Synonyms : bend , bow , crouch
    Example Sentence
    • he crouched down
    • She bowed before the Queen
    • The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
    Definition
    (verb) debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
    Synonyms : condescend , lower oneself
    Example Sentence
    • I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
    Definition
    (verb) descend swiftly, as if on prey
    Example Sentence
    • The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
    Definition
    (verb) sag, bend, bend over or down
    Example Sentence
    • the rocks stooped down over the hiking path
    Definition
    (verb) carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward
    Example Sentence
    • The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stoop

Sounds like steep. You have to bend forward when you are climbing a steep.

its very simple yaar. STOOPE = DROOP. droop is to bend or hang down.

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