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A stooping, bent position of the body.
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An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.
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To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
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To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
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(intransitive) Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
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(transitive) To cause to incline downward; to slant.
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(transitive) To cause to submit; to prostrate.
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To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
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To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
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A vessel for holding liquids; like a flagon but without the spout.
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(chiefly New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, also Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
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(US) The threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.
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(dialect) A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.