Examples: he crouched down She bowed before the Queen The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
Examples: I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
Examples: The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
Examples: the rocks stooped down over the hiking path
Examples: The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane
stoop (English)├── stoep (Dutch)└── stupian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
© 2023–2026 Bureau WO