Real Dictionary

stoop
countable noun: A stoop is a small platform at the door of a building, with steps leading up to it.
verb: If you say that a person stoops to doing something, you are criticizing them because they do something wrong or immoral that they would not normally do.
verb: If you stoop, you bend your body forwards and downwards.
verb: If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards.

stoop in American English 1
the act or position of stooping the body, esp. habitually
to bend (the head, etc.) forward
to bend the body forward or in a crouch
intransitive verb: to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position
noun: the act or an instance of stooping
transitive verb: to bend (oneself, one's head, etc.) forward and downward

stoop in American English 2
a small porch or platform with steps and, orig., seats, at the door of a house
noun: a small raised platform, approached by steps and sometimes having a roof and seats, at the entrance of a house; a small porch

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stoop in British English 1
to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward
noun: the act, position, or characteristic of stooping

stoop in British English 2
noun: a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building

stoop in British English 3
noun: a pillar or post

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