plural of stoope

simple past tense and past participle of stoop

in a bent bodily position, hunched

(dialect) A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.

A stooping, bent position of the body. / An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.

To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch. / To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.

A vessel for holding liquids; like a flagon but without the spout.

(chiefly Northeastern US, chiefly New York, also Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence. / (US) The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep.

Bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner.

The act of one who stoops.