"stoop" meaning in English

See stoop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stuːp/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stoop.wav [UK], en-NYC-stoop.ogg [US] Forms: stoop [singular], stoops [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stoop is a body posture where the head and shoulders of a person is bent forward.
    Sense id: simple-stoop-en-noun-C2m5NIuN

Verb

IPA: /stuːp/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stoop.wav [UK], en-NYC-stoop.ogg [US] Forms: stoop [canonical], stoops [third-person, singular], stooped [past], stooped [past, participle], stooping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you stoop, you bend your head and shoulders forward.
    Sense id: simple-stoop-en-verb-3t0cEDmx
  2. If you stoop, you lower your moral standard by doing something that is below one's status.
    Sense id: simple-stoop-en-verb-RTX7oTnd
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