stoop1
  
  v.
   - bend one's head or body forwards and downwards. ▸have the head and shoulders habitually bent forwards. 
- lower one's moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible.
- (of a bird of prey) swoop down on a quarry.
n.
  - a stooping posture.
- the downward swoop of a bird of prey.
Etymology
  OE stūpian (v.), of Gmc origin; rel. to steep1.
 
  
    
stoop2
  
  n.
 N. Amer. a porch with steps in front of a house or other building.
Etymology
  C18: from Du. stoep (see stoep).