stoop
verb
stooped; stooping; stoops
intransitive verb
1 a: to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
b: to stand or walk with a forward inclination of the head, body, or shoulders
2: yield, submit
3 a: to descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status
b: to lower oneself morally
stooped to lying
4 a archaic : to move down from a height : alight
b: to fly or dive down swiftly usually to attack prey
transitive verb
1: debase, degrade
2: to bend (a part of the body) forward and downward





