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stoop

1  [stoop] ,
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–verb (used without object)
1. to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
2. to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forward: to stoop from age.
3. (of trees, precipices, etc.) to bend, bow, or lean.
4. to descend from one's level of dignity; condescend; deign: Don't stoop to argue with him.
5. to swoop down, as a hawk at prey.
6. to submit; yield.
7. Obsolete. to come down from a height.
–verb (used with object)
8. to bend (oneself, one's head, etc.) forward and downward.
9. Archaic. to abase, humble, or subdue.
–noun
10. the act or an instance of stooping.
11. a stooping position or carriage of body: The elderly man walked with a stoop.
12. a descent from dignity or superiority.
13. a downward swoop, as of a hawk.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME stoupen (v.), OE stūpian; c. MD stūpen to bend, bow; akin to steep 1

Related forms:
stooper, noun
stoop⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. lean, crouch. See bend 1 .
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stoop 1   (stōōp)   
v.   stooped, stoop·ing, stoops

v.   intr.

  1. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back: had to stoop in order to fit into the cave.

  2. To walk or stand, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.

  3. To bend or sag downward.

    1. To lower or debase oneself.

    2. To descend from a superior position; condescend.

  5. To yield; submit.

  6. To swoop down, as a bird in pursuing its prey.

v.   tr.

  1. To bend (the head or body) forward and down.

  2. To debase; humble.

n.  

  1. The act of stooping.

  2. A forward bending of the head and upper back, especially when habitual.

  3. An act of self-abasement or condescension.

  4. A descent, as of a bird of prey.


[Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian.]
Synonyms: These verbs mean to descend to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity: stooped to contemptible methods to realize their ambitions; won't condescend to acknowledge his rival's greeting; didn't even deign to reply.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
stupe

and stoop
  1. n.
    a stupid person. (Also a term of address.) : Look, stoop, just do what you are told.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

stoop  (v.)
"bend forward," O.E. stupian "to bow, bend" (cognate with M.Du. stupen "to bow, bend"), from P.Gmc. *stup-, from PIE *(s)teu- (see steep (adj.)). Figurative sense of "condescend" is from 1579. Sense of "swoop" is first recorded 1575 in falconry.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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