1. bends the head and shoulders forward and downward
Usage: third person singular present of ‘stoop’
2. lowers oneself morally or socially
Usage: third person singular present of ‘stoop’

1. small porches or platforms at the entrance of a building
Usage: plural of ‘stoop’

Examples

• She stoops to pick up the fallen papers.
• He never stoops to gossip about his coworkers.
• The old man stoops when he walks.
• I can’t believe she stoops to such petty behavior.
• The brownstone has beautiful stone stoops.
• Children play on the front stoops in summer.
• The stoops were decorated with potted plants.