Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stoop | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crouch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stoop (noun) | crouch (noun) |
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an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward | the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body |
small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house | |
basin for holy water |
stoop (verb) | crouch (verb) |
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carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward | sit on one's heels |
bend one's back forward from the waist on down | bend one's back forward from the waist on down |
descend swiftly, as if on prey | |
sag, bend, bend over or down | |
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way |