| stoop 1
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v. stooped, stoop·ing, stoops v. intr.
v. tr.
n.
[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. |
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| stoop 2
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n. Chiefly Northeastern U.S. A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building. [Dutch stoep, front verandah, from Middle Dutch.] Originally brought to the Hudson Valley of New York by settlers from the Netherlands, a few items of Dutch vocabulary have survived there from colonial times until the present. Stoop, "a small porch," comes from Dutch stoep; this word is now in general use in the Northeast and is probably spreading. The word olicook, which appears to be dying out, means "doughnut," and comes from Dutch oliekoek—literally, "oil cake." And the Dutch word kill for a small running stream is used throughout New York State. |
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| stoup also stoop
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n.
[Middle English stoup, bucket, jar, from Old Norse staup, cup.] |
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