stoop
noun
1. an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
Definition categories: act, inclination, inclining
2. basin for holy water
Similar word(s): stoup
Definition categories: man–made, basin
3. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
Similar word(s): stoep
Definition categories: man–made, porch
Sentences with stoop as a noun:
- The old man walked with a stoop.
verb
1. bend one's back forward from the waist on down
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
Similar word(s): bend, bow, crouch
Definition categories: motion, bend, flex
2. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
- I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
Similar word(s): condescend
Definition categories: social, act, move
3. descend swiftly, as if on prey
- The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
Definition categories: motion, pounce, swoop
4. sag, bend, bend over or down
- the rocks stooped down over the hiking path
Definition categories: motion, incline, pitch, slope
5. 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
Definition categories: contact, bear, carry, hold
Sentences with stoop as a verb:
- He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.
- Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?
- to stoop a cask of liquor