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   stoop

   /stuːp/

   verb

   • 1. bend one's head or body forwards and downwards: "he stooped down and reached towards the coin" Similar bend downbendlean overlean downkneelcrouch downsquat downhunker downhunch downinformal:scoochlowerbendinclinebowduck
   • ▪ have the head and shoulders habitually bent forwards: "he tends to stoop when he walks" Similar hunch one's shoulderswalk with a stoopbe round-shouldered
   • 2. lower one's moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible: "Craig wouldn't stoop to thieving" Similar lower oneselfsinkdescendresortbe reducedgo as far assink as low as
   • ▪ condescend to do something: archaic "the princes now and then stooped to pay a nominal homage"
   • 3. (of a bird of prey) swoop down on a quarry: "we witnessed an eagle stooping on its prey"

   noun

   • 1. a posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forwards: "a tall, thin man with a stoop"
   • 2. the downward swoop of a bird of prey.

   Word Origin Old Englishstūpian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to the adjective steep1. Both senses of the noun date from the late 16th century.

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   What is stooping?

   • is bending the body forward and downwhile bending the spine at the waist 45 degrees or more either over something below waist level or down towards an object on or near the ground. Stoopingshould be significant enough that when bending, if arms were extended, workers’ hands would be at or below the knees.

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   What is a stoop in a building?

   • Stoop means a set of stairs or a ramp that connects a building entrance to the sidewalk. A Stoop is a Frontage Type featuring a set of stairs with a landing leading to the principal entrance of a building. Bijvoorbeeld de Belgische bekeerlinge Muriel Degauque, die zichzelf opblies in Irak (De Stoop, 2010).

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   What does stooping over mean?

   • To bend or hunch over. I stooped over to pick up the quarter on the floor, and I threw out my back in the process. We had to stoop over to fit inside the tunnel. To lower one's ethical standards (or perceived standards) by behaving in a malignant, self-centered, or despicable manner.

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   Stoop can mean to bend the top half of the body forward and down, or to have a permanent bent posture. It can also mean a raised area in front of a house with steps, or a way of standing or walking with the head and shoulders bent slightly forwards and down.

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     STOOP meaning: 1. to bend the top half of the body forward...

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     STOOP translate: sich bücken, sich erniedrigen, gebeugte...

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   Stoop means to lean your head and torso forward and down. If you're six feet tall and you tour a historical building, you'll have to stoop to get through the low doorways.

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