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| stoop [ stoop ] |
verb (past and past participle stooped, present participle stoop·ing, 3rd person present singular stoops) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb bend body: to bend the top half of the body forward and downward
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2. intransitive verb walk or stand bent over: to walk or stand with the head and shoulders bent forward and downward
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3. intransitive verb do something unethical: to act in an unethical or self-degrading way
  I never imagined you would stoop so low.
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4. intransitive verb condescend: to do something reluctantly and with the attitude of somebody who considers such action unworthy
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5. intransitive verb swoop down: to swoop down with wings folded, e.g. when attacking prey
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refers to birds
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noun (plural stoops) |
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1. bent posture: a posture in which the head and shoulders are bent forward and downward
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2. bird's downward swoop: the downward swoop of a bird of prey
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| [ Old English stūpian< Germanic] |
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| stoop·er noun |
| stoop·ing adjective |
| stoop·ing·ly adverb |
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