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stoop

UK/stuːp/ US/stup/ fairly common us
verb (5) noun (3)

verb

1.

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”
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2.

debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

  • “I won”
  • “s mail”
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3.

descend swiftly, as if on prey

  • “The eagle stooped on the mice in the field”
4.

sag, bend, bend over or down

  • “the rocks stooped down over the hiking path”
5.

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”

noun

1.

an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

2.

basin for holy water

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3.

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

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Origin

From Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian (“to bow, bend”), from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną, *stūpijaną (“to stand out”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (“to push, butt, knock”). Compare steep. Cognate with Dutch stuipen (“to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward”), Old Norse stúpa (“to stoop”). Related also to Old Frisian stēpa (“to help”), Old Norse steypa (“to cause to stoop, cast down, overthrow”).

Phrases

  • poop stoop
  • stoop and roop
  • stoop labor

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