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.
verb (used with object)
8.
to bend (oneself, one's head, etc.) forward and downward.
9.
Archaic. to abase, humble, or subdue.
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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.
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noun
a small raised platform, approached by steps and sometimes having a roof and seats, at the entrance of a house; a small porch.
Origin:
1670–80, Americanism; < Dutch stoep; cognate with Middle Low German stōpe, German Stufe step in a stair. See step
1670–80, Americanism; < Dutch stoep; cognate with Middle Low German stōpe, German Stufe step in a stair. See step
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stoop1 (stuːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (also tr) to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward |
| 2. | to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | ( |
| 5. | (of a bird of prey) to swoop down |
| 6. | archaic to give in |
| —n | |
| 7. | the act, position, or characteristic of stooping |
| 8. | a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority |
| 9. | a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey |
| [Old English stūpan; related to Middle Dutch stupen to bow, Old Norse stūpa, Norwegian stupa to fall; see | |
| 'stooper1 | |
| —n | |
| 'stooping1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'stoopingly1 | |
| —adv | |
| stoop2 (stuːp) | |
| —n | |
| (US), (Canadian) a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building | |
| [C18: from Dutch stoep, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stuofa stair, Old English stōpel footprint; see | |
| stoop3 (stuːp) | |
| —n | |
| archaic a pillar or post | |
| [C15: variant of dialect stulpe, probably from Old Norse stolpe; see | |
| stoop4 (stuːp) | |
| —n | |
| a less common spelling of stoup | |
| stoup or stoop (stuːp) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small basin for holy water |
| 2. | dialect (Scot), (Northern English) Also: stowp a bucket or drinking vessel |
| [C14 (in the sense: bucket): of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse staup beaker, Old English stēap flagon; see | |
| stoop or stoop | |
| —n | |
| [C14 (in the sense: bucket): of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse staup beaker, Old English stēap flagon; see | |
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Word Origin & History
stoop
"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.
stoop
"raised open platform at the door of a house," 1755, Amer.Eng. and Canadian, from Du. stoep "flight of steps, doorstep, stoop," from M.Du., from P.Gmc. *stopo "step" (see step).
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Going upstream from there, you stoop and crawl toward a waterfall.
Yankees caps-on the stoop leading from the restaurant to the street.
They had to protect their wearer from the tough terrain and provide the ability to stoop down and collect rocks.
Literally dozens of rats swarming between the building and behind the stoop.
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