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stoop

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Definitions
noun

basin for holy water

noun

small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house

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”

noun

an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

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

descend swiftly, as if on prey

“The eagle stooped on the mice in the field”

verb

sag, bend, bend over or down

“the rocks stooped down over the hiking path”

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