stoop / stupe [stu:p]
stoop – n. & v. – n. – 1. a post or a pillar; 2. a person who sustains or supports another; 3. act of bending the body forwards – a bent position of the shoulders; 4. condescension; 5. an uncovered platform before the entrance of a house not to be confused with a porch or veranda which are covered; v. – 1. bow, descend; 2. humble oneself, yield obedience; 3. condescend to one’s inferiors; 4. mark an area with posts
stupe – n. & v. – n. – 1. a foolish person; 2. a piece of soft cloth, drenched in a heated medicine, wrung out and applied to the injured site