I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
slightly
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He was taller than Byron, but stooped slightly , whereas Byron's demeanour was almost soldierly at times.
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Richard stood five foot ten, slightly stooped .
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I enter the house, stooping slightly .
■ NOUN
level
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The national Press must be very short on good news stories to stoop to these levels of reporting.
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This from a man who would stoop to any level , psychological gamesmanship included, to retain the crown jewels.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She stooped and hugged the little dog.
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There were two letters by the door. He stooped and picked them up.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Archer stooped over and threw a log upon the embers.
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He stooped and, with a grunt, hoisted the man on to his vacant shoulder.
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Kirov stooped over his crumpled form, retrieving the photograph from between his fingers and tucking it safely into his inside pocket.
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She stooped, setting the tray down, and Claudine put a hand around her narrow waist, detaining her.
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They should be made to stoop to enter.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A little kid in a Catholic school uniform still hops up and down the steps of a stoop on one foot.
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He sounded young enough, but he walked with a deepening stoop at the age of thirty-two.
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He was a tall thin man with a stoop , who was rarely seen without a pipe clenched between his teeth.
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He was a tall, shy, bony man with a stoop , who cracked his fingers when he was worried.
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I was still sitting on the stoop when Janir came shuffling into the parlor.
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They sat, she on the stoop and he in his chair, surveying the completed project.