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[ stoop ] / stup / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stoop ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk. to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forward: to stoop from age. (of trees, precipices, etc.) to bend, bow, or lean. to descend from one's level of dignity; condescend; deign: Don't stoop to argue with him. to swoop down, as a hawk at prey. to submit; yield. Obsolete. to come down from a height. verb (used with object)to bend (oneself, one's head, etc.) forward and downward. Archaic. to abase, humble, or subdue. nounthe act or an instance of stooping. a stooping position or carriage of body: The elderly man walked with a stoop. a descent from dignity or superiority. a downward swoop, as of a hawk. Origin of stoop1before 900; Middle English stoupen (v.), Old English stūpian; cognate with Middle Dutch stūpen to bend, bow; akin to steep1 SYNONYMS FOR stoopSEE SYNONYMS FOR stoop ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for stoop1. See bend1. OTHER WORDS FROM stoopstooper, nounstoop·ing·ly, adverbnon·stoop·ing, adjectiveun·stooped, adjective un·stoop·ing, adjective Words nearby stoopstookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon, stooly, stoop, stoop ball, stoop labor, stoop to, stoor, stoozing Definition for stoop (2 of 3)[ stoop ] / stup /
nouna small raised platform, approached by steps and sometimes having a roof and seats, at the entrance of a house; a small porch. Origin of stoop21670–80, Americanism;<Dutch stoep; cognate with Middle Low German stōpe,German Stufe step in a stair. See step Definition for stoop (3 of 3)[ stoop ] / stup /
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stoopI see the owner of the car, a lady in a bumblebee costume and a mask, handing something to a kid on the stoop of a nearby house. I Tried to Cut Out the Distance in Distance Learning – Here’s What Happened|Thomas Courtney|July 13, 2020|Voice of San Diego Nobody ever says they want to become a cop so they can bust people for urinating in public or drinking alcohol on their stoop. Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Why stoop to intentional leaks and anonymous sources to push a defensive narrative? Can We Trust The New York Times After the Abramson Debacle?|Joe Concha|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST The archetype of the disobedient Cossack who will not stoop to intimidation remains an important part of Ukrainian identity. Cossacks: The Cowboys of Crimea|Kamil Tchorek|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had to sit on my stoop for a few minutes and think, ‘Did that just happen?’ Making It in the 2-1-2: How Kenneth Walsh Achieved His NY Dream|Tim Teeman|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then you see him stoop to something this kind of person would never do, steal a bicycle. Mel Brooks’s 11 Favorite Movie Scenes: ‘Psycho’ to ‘Some Like It Hot’|Mel Brooks|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST The first thing Buddy did was to stoop and study attentively the dead snake, to see if the tail still wiggled. He would have to stoop and drink out of her hands as the prince had done out of Olga's. The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding|Annie Fellows Johnston No—of course she was not jealous; she could not stoop to anything so mean. Frances Kane's Fortune|L. T. Meade We are surrounded by utilities, but we must stoop to appropriate them. Harmonies of Political Economy|Frdric Bastiat He ran back but could get no further than within a stoop length of the old shaft. The Underworld|James C. Welsh
British Dictionary definitions for stoop (1 of 4)
verb (mainly intr)(also tr) to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward (often foll by to) to abase or degrade oneself (often foll by to) to condescend; deign (of a bird of prey) to swoop down archaic to give in nounthe act, position, or characteristic of stooping a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey Derived forms of stoopstooper, nounstooping, adjectivestoopingly, adverbWord Origin for stoopOld English stūpan; related to Middle Dutch stupen to bow, Old Norse stūpa, Norwegian stupa to fall; see steep 1 British Dictionary definitions for stoop (2 of 4)
nounUS and Canadian a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building Word Origin for stoopC18: from Dutch stoep, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stuofa stair, Old English stōpel footprint; see step British Dictionary definitions for stoop (3 of 4)Word Origin for stoopC15: variant of dialect stulpe, probably from Old Norse stolpe; see stele British Dictionary definitions for stoop (4 of 4)
nouna less common spelling of stoup Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stoopsquat, crouch, hunch, deign, sag, slouch, slump, droop, sink, incline, relax, dip, lean, slant, bow, bend, duck, cringe, kneel, descend |