[n] an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
[n] small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
[n] basin for holy water
[v] carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"
[v] sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
[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"
[v] descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
[v] debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"