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stoop

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stoop in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. 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"
    crouch  stoop  bend  bow 
  2. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
    "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
    condescend  stoop  lower oneself 
  3. 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"
    stoop 
  4. descend swiftly, as if on prey
    "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
    stoop 
  5. sag, bend, bend over or down
    "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
    stoop 
noun
  1. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
    stoop  stoep 
  2. an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
    stoop 
  3. basin for holy water
    stoup  stoop 
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