1stoop 
/ˈstu:p/ verb
stoops; stooped; stoop·ing /ˈstu:p/ verb [no obj] 1 : to bend down or over
▪ She stooped down to hug the child. ▪ He had to stoop to pick it up. 2 : to walk or stand with your head and shoulders bent forward
▪ He tends to stoop as he walks. 3 : to do something that is not honest, fair, etc.
▪ She would never stoop to lying. [=she would never lie; she is too good a person to lie] ▪ He really did that? I didn't think he could stoop so low.
▪ She stooped down to hug the child. ▪ He had to stoop to pick it up.
▪ He tends to stoop as he walks.
▪ She would never stoop to lying. [=she would never lie; she is too good a person to lie] ▪ He really did that? I didn't think he could stoop so low.
stoop to someone's level — see 1level
