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nounbasin for holy water
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nounsmall porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
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"The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"verbbend one's back forward from the waist on down
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"I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"verbdebase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
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nounan inclination of the top half of the body forward and downwardtype of:
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"The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"verbcarry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward
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"The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"verbdescend swiftly, as if on prey
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"the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"verbsag, bend, bend over or down
Examples of stoop
- "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
- "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
- "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"
- "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
- "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"