stoop

stoop (http://definr.com/stoop)

     n 1: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and
          downward
     2: basin for holy water [syn: stoup]
     3: small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
        [syn: stoep]
     v 1: 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" [syn: crouch, bend,
           bow]
     2: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or
        dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's
        mail" [syn: condescend, lower oneself]
     3: descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the
        mice in the field"
     4: sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over
        the hiking path"
     5: 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"