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To bend one's body forwards and downwards, typically as a sign of respect or submission
“For some time now, the wise men have refused to stoop before the king.”
To bend or lower one's head or a limb
“On and on, we went through the caverns, sometimes obliged to stoop our heads, and sometimes just able to pass.”
To lower one's moral standards (to do something reprehensible)
“When you see ideological opponents stoop to a barrage of personal insults, do you think that they've scored a political point?”
To act in a submissive manner
To be humble or humbled
To stand, move, sit, or be placed in a lazy, drooping way
To cause a severe loss in the character, quality or dignity of
To lean or turn away from a given plane or direction, especially the vertical or horizontal
To move rapidly downwards, especially through the air
To change direction as a result of entering a different medium
To decrease rapidly in value or amount
To treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority
Plural for a posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forwards
“He walked around with a stoop and managed to look as if he wasn't up to much.”
Plural for a structure that is typically covered and connected to an entrance of a building
“From the sidewalk to the stoop at the entrance of the said building, a plank was laid, one end of which rested on the sidewalk and the other on the stoop of the said premises.”
Plural for the entrance to a building or structure
Plural for a flat surface in a series, on which to place one's foot when moving from one level to another
Plural for an act or instance of drooping
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