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stoop
1[stoop]
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.
Synonyms: ,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.
noun
the 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.
stoop
2[stoop]
noun
a small porch or platform at the entrance to a house, or the steps leading up to it.
stoop
3[stoop]
noun
stoop
1/ ٳː /
verb
(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
archaicto give in
noun
the act, position, or characteristic of stooping
a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority
a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey
stoop
2/ ٳː /
noun
a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building
stoop
3/ ٳː /
noun
archaica pillar or post
stoop
4/ ٳː /
noun
a less common spelling of stoup
Other 51Թ Forms
- stooper noun
- stoopingly adverb
- nonstooping adjective
- unstooped adjective
- unstooping adjective
- ˈٴǴDZ辱Բ adjective
- ˈٴǴDZ辱Բly adverb
- ˈٴǴDZ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stoop1
Origin of stoop2
Origin of stoop3
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A dog walker, who posted online anonymously, said they had been in the field when they interrupted two teenagers "stooping over something on the floor", who quickly ran off when disturbed.
Playing ‘Spies Among Us’ makes L.A.’s Little Tokyo neighborhood come alive — every location, sidewalk and stoop is potentially part of the story.
"It's disappointing me that you would stoop as low as bringing one of those photographs," Dubois' coach Don Charles said.
Made of white Carrara marble, it depicts the pontiff in his later years, stooping and clutching a crucifix, his brow furrowed in pain.
The stoop, likely the site of Hodges’ proposal, was strewn with red roses, candles and framed photographs.
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