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Stoop   /stup/   Listen
Stoop

noun
1.
An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward.
2.
Basin for holy water.  Synonym: stoup.
3.
Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.  Synonym: stoep.
verb
(past & past part. stooped; pres. part. stooping)
1.
Bend one's back forward from the waist on down.  Synonyms: bend, bow, crouch.  "She bowed before the Queen" , "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
2.
Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way.  Synonyms: condescend, lower oneself.
3.
Descend swiftly, as if on prey.
4.
Sag, bend, bend over or down.
5.
Carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward.



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"Stoop" Quotes from Famous Books



... at once," he cried, and seeing the boy stoop to pick up the note, which fell to the deck, ...
— Brandon of the Engineers • Harold Bindloss
... of Nassau could stoop to deceit and falsehood for any political purpose, it is easy to understand that a man like Harley would make free use of the same arts, and for personal objects as well. Harley's political changes were so many and so rapid that they could not possibly ...
— A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (of 4) • Justin McCarthy
... his doom to him, hut he is calm. He cannot stoop even to pray. He has deserted his Maker, and it would be baseness now to ...
— Pages from a Journal with Other Papers • Mark Rutherford
... and a dark frown covered his face as he saw the Indian woman stoop quickly down, catch the pup by its hind-leg with one hand, seize a heavy piece of wood with the other, and strike it several violent blows on the throat. Without taking the trouble to kill the poor animal outright, the savage then held its still writhing body over the ...
— The Dog Crusoe and His Master - A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies • Robert Michael Ballantyne
... these Things, we'll say, are wisely contriv'd; but in complaining first there is a meanness which a Man of Honour cannot stoop to. ...
— An Enquiry into the Origin of Honour, and the Usefulness of Christianity in War • Bernard Mandeville


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