stoop

[ stoop ]

/ stup /

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.

to submit; yield.

Obsolete. to come down from a height.

verb (used with object)

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

Archaic. to abase, humble, or subdue.

noun

the act or an instance of stooping.

a stooping position or carriage of body: The elderly man walked with a stoop.

a descent from dignity or superiority.

a downward swoop, as of a hawk.

Origin of stoop

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

SYNONYMS FOR stoop

1 lean, crouch.

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1. See bend¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM stoop

stoop·er, noun stoop·ing·ly, adverb non·stoop·ing, adjective un·stooped, adjective

un·stoop·ing, adjective

Words nearby stoop

stookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon, stooly, stoop, stoop ball, stoop labor, stoop to, stoor, stoozing

Example sentences from the Web for stooped

The Babe walked over to the stooped figure at the microphone and threw his arms around Lou's neck.

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No one blinked an eye when John Malkovich stooped to do Transformers 2.

The Myth of the Tortured Artist |Shane McAdams |January 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The oldest man I met, stooped over and feeding some cats, said he was 83.

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I stooped down rather unwillingly, and began patting the ugliest head I ever saw in my life.

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In courtesy as much as curiosity Bridger stooped first to pick it up.

The Covered Wagon |Emerson Hough
Just as he stooped to pick it up another little Breeze ran away with it.

Old Mother West Wind |Thornton W. Burgess
She paid the debt promptly from a flexible gold mesh bag on the table; then stooped and wandered among his books.

The Three Black Pennys |Joseph Hergesheimer
She gave her hand to the lady Intelletta, then stooped and kissed me upon the forehead with a kiss that was like a burning star.

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British Dictionary definitions for stooped (1 of 4)

stoop ¹

/ (stuːp) /

verb (mainly intr)

(also tr) to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward

to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward

(often foll by to) to abase or degrade oneself

(often foll by to) to condescend; deign

(of a bird of prey) to swoop down

archaic to give in

noun

the act, position, or characteristic of stooping

a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority

a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey

Derived forms of stoop

stooper, noun stooping, adjective stoopingly, adverb

Word Origin for stoop

Old English stūpan; related to Middle Dutch stupen to bow, Old Norse stūpa, Norwegian stupa to fall; see steep 1

British Dictionary definitions for stooped (2 of 4)

stoop ²

/ (stuːp) /

noun

US and Canadian a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building

Word Origin for stoop

C18: from Dutch stoep, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stuofa stair, Old English stōpel footprint; see step

British Dictionary definitions for stooped (3 of 4)

stoop ³

/ (stuːp) /

noun

archaic a pillar or post

Word Origin for stoop

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

British Dictionary definitions for stooped (4 of 4)

stoop ⁴

/ (stuːp) /

noun

a less common spelling of stoup

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