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stoop

verb/noun
/stuːp/

Meaning

To bend one's body forward and downward; also a small porch or staircase at the entrance of a house

Example Sentences

He had to stoop to pick up the coin.

Example Expressions

stoop to someone's level

Synonyms

bend, crouch, bow, lower, hunch

Antonyms

stand, rise, straighten

Collocations

stoop down, stoop low, old stoop, stoop posture

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