Definition of "Stoop" :

noun: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

noun: small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house

noun: basin for holy water

verb: carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward

"The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane."

verb: sag, bend, bend over or down

"The rocks stooped down over the hiking path."

verb: bend one's back forward from the waist on down

"The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse."

verb: descend swiftly, as if on prey

"The eagle stooped on the mice in the field."

verb: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

"I won't stoop to reading other people's mail."