Stoop | Mean of stoop in English Dictionary
/ˈstuːp/
- Verb
- to bend down or over
- She stooped down to hug the child.
- He had to stoop to pick it up.
- to walk or stand with your head and shoulders bent forward
- He tends to stoop as he walks.
- to do something that is not honest, fair, etc.
- She would never stoop to lying. [=she would never lie; she is too good a person to lie]
- He really did that? I didn't think he could stoop so low.
- Noun
- a bend or curve forward of your back and shoulders
- He walks with a slight stoop.
- a raised area (such as a porch, platform, or stairway) at the entrance to a house or building
- I found a package on the (front/back) stoop.