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stoop
1[ stoop ]
/ stup /
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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
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Origin of stoop
1First recorded before 900; Middle English verb stoupen, stupen, Old English stĆ«pian; cognate with Middle Dutch stĆ«pen âto bend, bowâ; akin to steep1
synonym study for stoop
1. See bend1.
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Other definitions for stoop (2 of 3)
stoop2
[ stoop ]
/ stup /
noun
a small porch or platform at the entrance to a house, or the steps leading up to it.
Origin of stoop
2An Americanism dating back to 1670â80; from Dutch stoep; cognate with Middle Low German stĆpe, German Stufe âstep (in a stair)â; see step
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stoop1
/ (stuËp) /
verb (mainly intr)
noun
Derived forms of stoop
stooper, nounstooping, adjectivestoopingly, adverbWord Origin for stoop
Old English stƫpan; related to Middle Dutch stupen to bow, Old Norse stƫpa, Norwegian stupa to fall; see steep 1
British Dictionary definitions for stoop (2 of 4)
stoop2
/ (stuËp) /
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 stĆpel footprint; see step
British Dictionary definitions for stoop (3 of 4)
stoop3
/ (stuËp) /
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 stoop (4 of 4)
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