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Defenition of the word stoop

    • Defenition of the word stoop

      • To bend one's back forward.
      • act in an undignified or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to this"
      • bend one's back as in fear or deference; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"
      • an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
      • to sink in status or dignity, or worsen in condition
      • 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"
      • carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward
      • sag, bend, bend over or down
      • bend one's back forward from the waist on down
      • descend swiftly, as if on prey
      • debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

    Synonyms for the word stoop

      • bend
      • bend down
      • bend forward
      • bend over
      • bow
      • condescend
      • crouch
      • crouch down
      • debase yourself
      • deign
      • descend
      • lean forwards
      • lower oneself
      • lower yourself
      • stoep
      • stoup

    Similar words in the stoop

      • stoop
      • stoop to
      • stooped
      • stooping
      • stoops

    Hyponyms for the word stoop

      • cower
      • huddle
      • squinch

    Hypernyms for the word stoop

      • act
      • basin
      • bear
      • bend
      • carry
      • flex
      • hold
      • inclination
      • incline
      • inclining
      • move
      • pitch
      • porch
      • pounce
      • slope
      • swoop

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