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stooping

[stoop]

Origin

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.

EXPAND

to submit; yield.

Obsolete. to come down from a height.

COLLAPSE

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.

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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*

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Word Origin & History

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).

Slang Dictionary

stupe definition

and stoop

n.
a stupid person. (Also a term of address.) : Look, stoop, just do what you are told.

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Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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