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Quick definitions from WordNet (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
▸ noun: basin for holy water
▸ verb: sag, bend, bend over or down ("The rocks stooped down over the hiking path")
▸ verb: descend swiftly, as if on prey ("The eagle stooped on the mice in the field")
▸ 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: bend one's back forward from the waist on down ("The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse")
▸ verb: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way ("I won't stoop to reading other people's mail")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #36742)
▸ Also see stoops
▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to stoop (New!)
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▸ Rhymes of stoop
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▸ 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
▸ noun: basin for holy water
▸ verb: sag, bend, bend over or down ("The rocks stooped down over the hiking path")
▸ verb: descend swiftly, as if on prey ("The eagle stooped on the mice in the field")
▸ 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: bend one's back forward from the waist on down ("The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse")
▸ verb: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way ("I won't stoop to reading other people's mail")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #36742)
▸ Also see stoops
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to stoop
▸ Usage examples for stoop
▸ Idioms related to stoop (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing stoop
▸ Words that often appear near stoop
▸ Rhymes of stoop
▸ Invented words related to stoop