stoop
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[ stoop ]
/ stup /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to bend (oneself, one's head, etc.) forward and downward.
Archaic.
to abase, humble, or subdue.
noun
Origin of stoop
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before 900; Middle English
stoupen (v.), Old English
stūpian; cognate with Middle Dutch
stūpen to bend, bow; akin to
steep1
synonym study for stoop
1. See
bend1.
OTHER WORDS FROM stoop
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
British Dictionary definitions for stooped (1 of 4)
stoop
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/ (stuːp) /
verb (mainly intr)
noun
Derived forms of stoop
stooper, noun stooping, adjective stoopingly, adverbWord Origin for stoop
Old English
stūpan; related to Middle Dutch
stupen to bow, Old Norse
stūpa, Norwegian
stupa to fall; see
steep
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British Dictionary definitions for stooped (2 of 4)
stoop
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/ (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
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/ (stuːp) /
noun
archaic
a pillar or post
Word Origin for stoop
C15: variant of dialect
stulpe, probably from Old Norse
stolpe; see
stele