STOOP

stoop

(noun) an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

stoop, stoep

(noun) small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house

stoup, stoop

(noun) basin for holy water

stoop

(verb) carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; “The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane”

stoop

(verb) sag, bend, bend over or down; “the rocks stooped down over the hiking path”

crouch, stoop, bend, bow

(verb) bend one’s back forward from the waist on down; “he crouched down”; “She bowed before the Queen”; “The young man stooped to pick up the girl’s purse”

stoop

(verb) descend swiftly, as if on prey; “The eagle stooped on the mice in the field”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

stoop (plural stoops)

(chiefly, Northeastern US, chiefly, New York, also, Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.

Synonyms: porch, verandah

(US) The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep.

Synonyms: step, doorstep

Etymology 2

Verb

stoop (third-person singular simple present stoops, present participle stooping, simple past and past participle stooped)

To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.

To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.

Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.

(transitive) To cause to incline downward; to slant.

(transitive) To cause to submit; to prostrate.

To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.

To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.

To degrade.

Synonyms

(bend oneself forwards and downwards)

• bend down

• crouch

• squat

Noun

stoop (plural stoops)

A stooping, bent position of the body.

An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.

Etymology 3

Noun

stoop (plural stoops)

(dialect) A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.

Etymology 4

Noun

stoop (plural stoops)

A vessel for holding liquids; a flagon.

Anagrams

• Spoto, poots, topos

Source: Wiktionary

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Stoop, n. Etym: [D. stoep.] (Arch.)

Definition: Originally, a covered porch with seats, at a house door; the Dutch stoep as introduced by the Dutch into New York. Afterward, an out-of-door flight of stairs of from seven to fourteen steps, with platform and parapets, leading to an entrance door some distance above the street; the French perron. Hence, any porch, platform, entrance stairway, or small veranda, at a house door. [U. S.]

Stoop, n. Etym: [OE. stope, Icel. staup; akin to AS. steáp, D. stoop, G. stauf, OHG. stouph.]

Definition: A vessel of liquor; a flagon. [Written also stoup.] Fetch me a stoop of liquor. Shak.

Stoop, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. staup a knobby lump.]

Definition: A post fixed in the earth. [Prov. Eng.]

Stoop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stooping.] Etym: [OE. stoupen; akin to AS. st, OD. stuypen, Icel. stupa, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt. Cf 5th Steep.]

1. To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a bent position.

2. To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection. Mighty in her ships stood Carthage long, . . . Yet stooped to Rome, less wealthy, but more strong. Dryden. These are arts, my prince, In which your Zama does not stoop to Rome. Addison.

3. To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. "She stoops to conquer." Goldsmith. Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it multiplieth riches exceedingly. Bacon.

4. To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to souse; to swoop. The bird of Jove, stooped from his aëry tour, Two birds of gayest plume before him drove. Milton.

5. To sink when on the wing; to alight. And stoop with closing pinions from above. Dryden. Cowering low With blandishment, each bird stooped on his wing. Milton.

Syn.

– To lean; yield; submit; condescend; descend; cower; shrink.

Stoop, v. t.

1. To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body. "Have stooped my neck." Shak.

2. To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor.

3. To cause to submit; to prostrate. [Obs.] Many of those whose states so tempt thine ears Are stooped by death; and many left alive. Chapman.

4. To degrade. [Obs.] Shak.

Stoop, n.

1. The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders.

2. Descent, as from dignity or superiority; condescension; an act or position of humiliation. Can any loyal subject see With patience such a stoop from sovereignty Dryden.

3. The fall of a bird on its prey; a swoop. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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