Nouns (5)
stoop
n. an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
stoop, stoep
n. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
stoop, stoup
n. basin for holy water
Verbs (6)
stoop, descend
v. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
stoop, crouch, bow, bend down
v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (40)
bend, deflect, turn away
v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
fall, come down, go down, descend
v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
land, bring ashore
v. bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
bring, go for, fetch, bring in, sell for
v. be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
descend, condescend, deign
v. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
flag, swag, sag, droop, loll
v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
slouch, slump
v. assume a drooping posture or carriage
duck, move up and down
v. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up
v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
shrink, reduce
v. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe
v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Synonyms (5)
stoop to, make concessions to
v. make concessions to
condescend to, stoop to, lower oneself to
v. make concessions to
Antonyms (0)
stoop to
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