stoop

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[ US /ˈstup/ ]
[ UK /stˈuːp/ ]

VERB

debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
She bowed before the Queen
he crouched down
sag, bend, bend over or down
the rocks stooped down over the hiking path
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
descend swiftly, as if on prey
The eagle stooped on the mice in the field

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How To Use stoop In A Sentence

Discourse doesn't have to stoop to the level unreturnable. Hillary On Obama's Speeches: "It's Change You Can Xerox"
Stooping, I lifted the belt, ornamental silver medallions that tinkled faintly together like coins of small denominations. I'LL TAKE YOU THERE
I stooped down to try and see through the _rahar_ who was there but the crop was so thick that I could see nothing; so I climbed up the mowah tree to look. Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Mac put a heavy hand on her shoulder and pushed her aside to allow Jon to stoop in the doorway and lay a girlish kiss on the girl's badly rouged cheek.
When I stoop to feel the texture of a small furry leaf, she quickly tells me not to touch the plants.
However, we cannot continue to stoop to their level, because it removes our right to righteous indignation at their atrocities.
He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries.
An elderly woman was standing behind him, frail and stooped, her thinning silver hair as light as goose down. AMAGANSETT
The Doctor stooped and picked it up. The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Snore… these are not "old classic liberal fear and shmear" tactics… they are old classic "political fear and shmear tactics" that all parties stoop to. Heckling, H1N1, sexism, politics, poor taste and an apology - Beyond The Commons - Macleans.ca

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