stoop

Front entrance steps

A stoop is a small porch or set of steps at the entrance to a building, especially in urban row houses: We sat on the stoop and watched the neighborhood go by.

The word is most common in the northeastern United States.

Separately, to stoop is to bend forward and downward, or to lower oneself to something undignified: I won't stoop to that level.

A stoop in posture is a habitual forward bend of the shoulders.

posture

slouch

Drooping, lazy posture

hunchUnproven inner sense
bendCurve or flex
bowRespectful forward inclination

crouch · lean · rounded · slumped · curve · droop · arch · squat · kyphosis · hunched

architecture

porch

Covered entryway structure

stepsSequential actions in process
brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
rowhouseAdjoined urban dwelling unit

townhouse · landing · railings · balustrade · walk-up · vestibule · facade · doorway · entryway · threshold

condescend

lower

Reduce or move downward

deignReluctantly consent beneath status
descendMove to lower position
demeanLower in standing

humble · degrade · submit · yield · bow · defer · relent · unbend · acquiesce · concede

submission

bow

Respectful forward inclination

bendCurve or flex
deferDelay or submit
yieldProduce or relinquish

humble · meek · subservient · obsequious · servile · grovel · kowtow · curtsy · genuflect · kneel

swoop

descend

Move to lower position

diveHeadfirst water entry
plungeSudden steep descent
pounceSudden attack leap

swoop · drop · fall · plummet · sink · attack · strike · prey · falcon · hawk

stoop

slouch

porch

lower

bow

descend

stoop

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