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1
to
bend
the
top
half
of the
body
forward
and down:
Examples:
The
doorway
was so
low
that we had to stoop to go through it.
Something
fell
out of her
coat
pocket
and she stooped down and
picked
it up.
2
If someone stoops, their head and
shoulders
are always
bent
forwards
and down:
Examples:
He's over six
feet
tall
, but the way he stoops makes him look
shorter
.
3
a
raised
flat
area
in front of the door of a house, with
steps
leading
up to it:
Examples:
She got home to find the kids
sitting
on the stoop waiting for her.
4
a way of
standing
or
walking
with the head and
shoulders
bent
slightly
forwards
and down:
Examples:
He is a
tall
man with a
slight
stoop.
5
to
bend
the
top
half
of the
body
forward
and down:
Examples:
The mother stooped to
button
up the
coat
of her little girl.
6
a
structure
that is part of the front of a house consisting of a few
steps
leading
up from
ground
level
,
often
with a
raised
,
flat
area
near
the door
7
a
bending
of the
top
half
of the
body
forward
and down:
Examples:
He
walks
with a stoop because of
arthritis
.
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