Dictionary definition · stoop
noun
- an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
- basin for holy water
- small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
verb
- bend one's back forward from the waist on down"he crouched down"
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way"I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
- descend swiftly, as if on prey"The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
- sag, bend, bend over or down"the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
- 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"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).