STOOP (5)

Stoop, v. t. 1. 1. To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body. “Have stooped my neck.” Shak.
2. 2. To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor.
3. 3. To cause to submit; to prostrate.
Many of those whose states so tempt thine ears Are stooped by death; and many left alive. Chapman. 4. 4. To degrade. Shak.