1. Bend one's back forward from the waist on down
   "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse";
   - bend, bow[2]
    
2. 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"
    
3. Sag, bend, bend over or down
   "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
    
4. Descend swiftly, as if on prey
   "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
    
5. Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonourable way
   "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail";
   - condescend, lower oneself

1. An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
   "He walked with a slight stoop due to his advanced age"
    
2. [N. Amer] Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
   "They enjoyed their morning coffee on the stoop";
   - stoep [S.Africa]
    
3. [rare] Basin for holy water
   "Parishioners dipped their fingers in the stoop before entering the church";
   - stoup

Sounds like: Stephenson, Stev, stoop, stupe, stoup

Derived forms: stooping, stooped, stoops

Type of: act, basin, bear, bend, carry, flex, hold, inclination, incline, inclining, move, pitch, porch, pounce, slope, swoop

Encyclopedia: Stoop, Frank