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Verb
/sto͞op/,
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stoops, 3rd person singular present; stooping, present participle; stooped, past tense; stooped, past participle;
  1. Bend one's head or body forward and downward
    • - he stooped down and reached toward the coin
    • - Linda stooped to pick up the bottles
    • - the man stoops his head
  2. Have the head and shoulders habitually bent forward
    • - he tends to stoop when he walks
    • - a thin, stooping figure
  3. (of a bird of prey) Swoop down on a quarry

  4. Lower one's moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible
    • - Craig wouldn't stoop to thieving
    • - she was unwilling to believe that anyone could stoop so low as to steal from a dead woman
  5. Condescend to do something

Noun
  1. A porch with steps in front of a house or other building

  1. an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
  2. crouch: 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"
  3. condescend: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
  4. stoup: basin for holy water
  5. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
  6. descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
  7. Stevenage Outer Orbital Path, at 27.4 miles, is a long distance path that surrounds Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. Formally opened in 2008, the path is never more than 3 or 4 miles from Stevenage Town Centre, and passes through surrounding villages and countryside.
  8. Twickenham Stoop (informally referred to as The Stoop) is a sports stadium located in the western suburbs of London, England. The stadium is home to Harlequins rugby union team, who play in the Aviva Premiership, and Harlequins Rugby League, who play in the Super League. ...
  9. The Stoop is the 2008 studio debut album released by duo Little Jackie on the S-Curve label. The album produced a single hit, "The World Should Revolve Around Me", which reached #92 on the Pop 100 Billboard chart and peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart. ...
  10. (Stooping) Bowing (also called stooping) is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol. It is most prominent in Asian cultures but it is also typical of nobility and aristocracy in many countries and distinctively in Europe. ...
  11. A small porch, unroofed platform, or raised veranda leading to a main entrance; The threshold of one's doorway, a doorstep; To bend oneself, or one's head, forward and downward; To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals; Of a bird of prey: to swoop ...
  12. (stooped) in a bent bodily position, hunched
  13. (stooping) Bending the body forward; yielding; submitting; condescending; inclining
  14. (stooping) To dive into a wave hollow. Generally an easy sort of pitching, caused by the undulation of waves or "swell."
  15. (Stoops) A term used to describe something dumb or stupid.
  16. the landing and stairs, covered or uncovered, leading to the main entrance of a house
  17. The hunting technique in which the raptor folds its wings and dives at its prey. Peregrines, which only hunt other birds, can reach more than 200 miles an hour.
  18. The uncovered wide step leading into the front or main door of a building.
  19. The steps which lead to the front door; from the Dutch “stoep.”
  20. Insert any activites that are done off the front steps of a house. (eg: smokin, jumpin, drinkin, etc.)
  21. The wings-closed, high-velocity dive used by falcons to catch their prey from above.
  22. rapid decent from altitude, usually in pursuit of quarry
  23. Small cement or wood decking permanently installed to serve as an exterior door landing.
  24. a curved posture of the body with the head down and shoulders forward
  25. a porch with steps in front of a house or other building (page 182)