stoop

Meanings

• an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
• basin for holy water
• small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
• bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  • "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
• debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
  • "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
• descend swiftly, as if on prey
  • "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
• sag, bend, bend over or down
  • "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
• 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"

Synonyms

bend, bow, condescend, crouch, lower oneself, stoep, stoup