fawn vs stoop

fawn

verb
  • To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon). 

  • To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc. 

  • To exhibit affection or attempt to please. 

  • To give birth to a fawn. 

noun
  • A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn. 

  • A servile cringe or bow. 

  • Base flattery. 

  • A young deer. 

adj
  • Of the fawn colour. 

stoop

verb
  • To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection. 

  • To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals. 

  • To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. 

  • To cause to incline downward; to slant. 

  • Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey. 

  • To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch. 

  • To cause to submit; to prostrate. 

noun
  • The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence. 

  • A stooping, bent position of the body. 

  • A vessel for holding liquids; like a flagon but without the spout. 

  • A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine. 

  • The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep. 

  • An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack. 

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