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stoop

[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.

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.

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to submit; yield.

Obsolete. to come down from a height.

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verb (used with object)

to bend (oneself, one's head, etc.) forward and downward.

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.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English stoupen (v.), Old English stūpian; cognate with Middle Dutch stūpen to bend, bow; akin to steep¹

Related forms

stoop·er, noun

stoop·ing·ly, adverb

non·stoop·ing, adjective

un·stooped, adjective

un·stoop·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. lean, crouch. See bend¹.

Example Sentences

Literally dozens of rats swarming between the building and behind the stoop.

Hard-working and self-respecting science nerds such as myself shouldn't stoop to such devices.

To be fair, that's a long time to stoop and pick up a penny.

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Literally dozens of rats swarming between the building and behind the stoop.

Hard-working and self-respecting science nerds such as myself shouldn't stoop to such devices.

To be fair, that's a long time to stoop and pick up a penny.

The fast descent of a bird such as a peregrine falcon as it dives to capture a bird in flight is called a stoop.

But they will never stop trying to convert the world if they have to stoop to politics to do it.

At the café, the men are gathering for another day on the stoop.

They had to protect their wearer from the tough terrain and provide the ability to stoop down and collect rocks.

It is a shame some faculty will stoop to that level for fame and fortune.

Another is that some politicians are tempted to stoop to crude populism, including the stoking of communal tensions.

If you aren't sure if your home is bolted to its foundation, crawl, stoop or walk under your home and take a peek.

SciAm should not stoop to quoting any lobbying organization as the basis for scientific fact.

As they enter, these pilgrims stoop to take a blessing from the floor.

Going upstream from there, you stoop and crawl toward a waterfall.

They want the tech, but in reality they would likely stoop to terrorism by smuggling a nuke though a porous border or coastline.

My guess would be that they will simply stoop and give in to their demands.

It is all about disgusting human greed and how low sellers stoop down to sell.

They must not stoop low to safeguard their strategic position in other ways.

It should have been obvious were it not for the fact that denier logic really does stoop to such levels on a regular basis.

Yankees caps-on the stoop leading from the restaurant to the street.

If there are real advantages to the gene manipulation of plants and animals they would not require to stoop to these practices.

Jarmulowsky's stoop is one of the sights of the street:.

Wells regularly trolls neighborhood stoop sales for more obscure finds, which he carts home in a green metal wagon.

In fact no major business would ever stoop to such tactics to obtain benefits from the public.

China would never stoop to the dishonor of agreeing to a binding international treaty.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

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

noun

stoup.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

stoop¹ (stuːp)

—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.	(often foll by to) to abase or degrade oneself
4.	(often foll by to) to condescend; deign
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 steep¹]

'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 step]

stoop³ (stuːp)

—n
	archaic a pillar or post

[C15: variant of dialect stulpe, probably from Old Norse stolpe; see stele]

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 steep¹]

stoop or stoop

—n

[C14 (in the sense: bucket): of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse staup beaker, Old English stēap flagon; see steep¹]

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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.

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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

stupe definition

and stoop

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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