| NOUN | act | stoop | an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward |
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| artifact | stoop, stoup | basin for holy water | |
| artifact | stoop, stoep | small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house | |
| VERB | motion | stoop, crouch, bend, bow | bend one's back forward from the waist on down |
| social | stoop, condescend, lower oneself | debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way | |
| motion | stoop | descend swiftly, as if on prey | |
| motion | stoop | sag, bend, bend over or down | |
| contact | stoop | carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward |
| Sounds | stuw'p | |
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| Rhymes | coop ... whoop: 27 rhymes with uwp... | |
| Meaning | An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward. | |
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| Broader | inclination, inclining | The act of inclining |
| Verbs | stoop | carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward |
| stoop | bend one's back forward from the waist on down | |
| Meaning | Basin for holy water. | |
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| Synonym | stoup | |
| Broader | basin | A bowl-shaped vessel |
| Meaning | small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house. | |
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| Synonym | stoep | |
| Broader | porch | A structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance |
| Meaning | bend one's back forward from the waist on down. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" | |
| Synonyms | crouch, bend, bow | |
| Entails | change posture | Undergo a change in bodily posture |
| Narrower | huddle, cower | crouch or curl up |
| squinch | crouch down | |
| Broader | bend, flex | form a curve |
| See also | stoop to | make concessions to |
| Catalan | inclinar | |
| Spanish | inclinar | |
| Nouns | stoop | an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward |
| stooper | a person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward | |
| Meaning | debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" | |
| Synonyms | condescend, lower oneself | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Meaning | descend swiftly, as if on prey. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field" | |
| Broader | pounce, swoop | Move down on as if in an attack |
| Meaning | Sag, bend, bend over or down. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" | |
| Broader | slope, incline, pitch | Be at an angle |
| Nouns | stooper | a person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward |
| Meaning | carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane" | |
| Broader | hold, carry, bear | support or hold in a certain manner |
| Nouns | stoop | an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward |
| stooper | a person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward | |