(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards.
She was taller than he was and ~ed slightly.
VERB: V
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Stoop is also a noun.
He was a tall, thin fellow with a slight ~.
N-SING
~ing
...a slender slightly ~ing American.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
If you ~, you bend your body forwards and downwards.
He ~ed to pick up the carrier bag of groceries...
Two men in shirt sleeves ~ed over the car...
Stooping down, he picked up a big stone and hurled it.
VERB: V, V over n, V down/over
3.
If you say that a person ~s to doing something, you are criticizing them because they do something wrong or immoral that they would not normally do.
He had not, until recently, ~ed to personal abuse...
How could anyone ~ so low?
VERB: V to n/-ing, V adj disapproval
4.
A ~ is a small platform at the door of a building, with steps leading up to it. (AM)
They stood together on the ~ and rang the bell.
N-COUNT