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

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.