• an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
• small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
• basin for holy water
• 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"
• sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks Stooped down over the hiking path"
• 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"
• descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle Stooped on the mice in the field"
• debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won''t Stoop to reading other people''s mail"

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