1. (

• stoop

) an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward ;

2. (

• stoup ,
• stoop ,

) basin for holy water ;

3. (

• stoop ,
• stoep

) small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house ;

1. (

• crouch ,
• stoop ,
• bend ,
• bow ,

) 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" ;

2. (

• condescend ,
• stoop ,
• lower_oneself ,

) debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" ;

3. (

• stoop ,

) descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field" ;

4. (

• stoop ,

) sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" ;

5. (

• stoop ,

) 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" ;