English dictionary
stoop
nounParts of speech
Definitions
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
- carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward
verb
- sag, bend, bend over or down
verb
- bend one's back forward from the waist on down
verb
- descend swiftly, as if on prey
verb
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
Example sentences
The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane
the rocks stooped down over the hiking path
he crouched down
She bowed before the Queen
The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
I won't stoop to reading other people's mail