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stoop

 
 
/stuːp/ noun

Definition

BODY [no plural] when the upper part of your body is bent forwards: He has a slight stoop.
STEPS [C] US a raised area in front of the door of a house, with steps leading up to it
(Definition of stoop noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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