verb
definition
To suck one's teeth, indicating disappointment, derision or disgust.
noun
noun
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A stooping, bent position of the body.
example
The old man walked with a stoop.
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An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.
verb
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To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
example
He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.
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To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
example
Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?
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Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
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To cause to incline downward; to slant.
example
to stoop a cask of liquor
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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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To degrade.
noun
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A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.
noun
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A vessel for holding liquids; a flagon.