stoop
stoohp
- n an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
- n basin for holy water
- n small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
- v bend one's back forward from the waist on down
The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse - v debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
I won't stoop to reading other people's mail - v descend swiftly, as if on prey
The eagle stooped on the mice in the field - v sag, bend, bend over or down
the rocks stooped down over the hiking path - v 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
- As we proceed through the village, I stoop down to ask one of the young girls her name and age.
- The robbery is all sweaty stoop labor and it is most suspensefully threatened when a nearby ham radio operator picks up walkie talkie transmissions between a dim-witted lookout .
- You learn humility, like when you go to an acting coach who makes you pay for 10 lessons in advance and makes you sit out on the stoop until it's your hour.