[stuːp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- bend one's head or body forwards and downwards
(e.g: he stooped down and reached towards the coin)

- lower one's moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible
(e.g: Craig wouldn't stoop to thieving)

- (of a bird of prey) swoop down on a quarry
(e.g: we witnessed an eagle stooping on its prey)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English stūpian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to the adjective steep. Both senses of the noun date from the late 16th century

[stuːp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forwards
(e.g: a tall, thin man with a stoop)

- the downward swoop of a bird of prey


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English stūpian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to the adjective steep. Both senses of the noun date from the late 16th century

[stuːp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a porch with steps in front of a house or other building


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: from Dutch stoep (see stoep)