stoop

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• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /stuːp/

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Noun

Singular stoop

Plural stoops

1. A stoop is a body posture where the head and shoulders of a person is bent forward.

Verb

Plain form stoop

Third-person singular stoops

Past tense stooped

Past participle stooped

Present participle stooping

a man stooping

1. If you stoop, you bend your head and shoulders forward.
2. If you stoop, you lower your moral standard by doing something that is below one's status.