Stoop STOOP, v.i.
1. To bend the body downward and forward; as, to stoop to pick up a book.
2. To bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking. We often see men stoop in standing or walking, either from habit or from age.
3. To yield; to submit; to bend by compulsion; as, Carthage at length stooped to Rome.
4. To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. IN modern days, attention to agriculture is not called stooping in men of property.
Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it multiplieth riches exceedingly.
5. To yield; to be inferior.
These are arts, my prince, in which our Zama does not stoop to Rome.
6. To come down on prey, as a hawk.
The bird of Jove stoopd from his airy tour, two birds of gayest plume before him drove.
7. To alight from the wing.
And stoop with closing pinions from above.
8. To sink to a lower place.
Cowering low with blandishments, each bird stoopd on his wing.
STOOP, v.t.
1. To cause to incline downward; to sink; as, to stoop a cask of liquor.
2. To cause to submit. [Little used.]
STOOP, n.
1. The act of bending the body forward; inclination forward.
2. Descent from dignity or superiority; condescension.
Can any loyal subject see with patience such a stoop from sovereignty?
3. Fall of a bird on his prey.
4. In America, a kind of shed, generally open, but attached to a house; also, an open place for seats at a door.
STOOP, n.
1. A vessel of liquor; as a stoop of wine or ale.
2. A post fixed in the earth. [Local.]

stoop n 1: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward 2: basin for holy water [syn: stoup, stoop] 3: small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house [syn: stoop, stoep] v 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's purse" [syn: crouch, stoop, bend, bow] 2: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" [syn: condescend, stoop, lower oneself] 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"

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stoop I. verb Etymology: Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian; akin to Swedish stupa to fall, plunge, Old English stēap steep, deep Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees b. to stand or walk with a forward inclination of the head, body, or shoulders 2. yield, submit 3. a. to descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status b. to lower oneself morally <stooped to lying> 4. a. archaic to move down from a height ; alight b. to fly or dive down swiftly usually to attack prey transitive verb 1. debase, degrade 2. to bend (a part of the body) forward and downward II. noun Date: 1571 1. a. an act of bending the body forward b. a temporary or habitual forward bend of the back and shoulders 2. the descent of a bird especially on its prey 3. a lowering of oneself III. noun Etymology: Dutch stoep; akin to Old English stæpe step — more at step Date: 1755 a porch, platform, entrance stairway, or small veranda at a house door

stoop
1.
v. & n.
--v.
1 tr. bend (one's head or body) forwards and downwards.
2 intr. carry one's head and shoulders bowed forward.
3 intr. (foll. by to + infin.) deign or condescend.
4 intr. (foll. by to) descend or lower oneself to (some conduct) (has stooped to crime).
5 intr. (of a hawk etc.) swoop on its prey.
--n.
1 a stooping posture.
2 the downward swoop of a hawk etc.
Etymology: OE stupian f. Gmc, rel. to STEEP(1)
2.
n. US a porch or small veranda or set of steps in front of a house.
Etymology: Du. stoep: see STOEP
3.
var. of STOUP.

stoop (stoops, stooping, stooped) 1. If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly. VERB: V • Stoop is also a noun. He was a tall, thin fellow with a slight stoop. N-SING • stooping ...a slender slightly stooping American. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If you stoop, you bend your body forwards and downwards. He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries... Two men in shirt sleeves stooped over the car... Stooping down, he picked up a big stone and hurled it. VERB: V, V over n, V down/over 3. If you say that a person stoops to doing something, you are criticizing them because they do something wrong or immoral that they would not normally do. He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse... How could anyone stoop so low? VERB: V to n/-ing, V adj [disapproval] 4. A stoop is a small platform at the door of a building, with steps leading up to it. (AM) They stood together on the stoop and rang the bell. N-COUNT

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STOOP The pillory. The cull was served for macing and napp'd the stoop; he was convicted of swindling, and put in the pillory.

Stoop \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.

Stoop \Stoop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stooping.] [OE. stoupen; akin to AS. st?pian, OD. stuypen, Icel. st[=u]pa, 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 a["e]ry 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 \Stoop\, n. [D. stoep.] (Arch.) 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 \Stoop\, n. [OE. stope, Icel. staup; akin to AS. ste['a]p, D. stoop, G. stauf, OHG. stouph.] A vessel of liquor; a flagon. [Written also stoup.] Fetch me a stoop of liquor. --Shak.

Stoop \Stoop\, n. [Cf. Icel. staup a knobby lump.] A post fixed in the earth. [Prov. Eng.]

Stoop \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 I. v. n. 1. Couch, bend forward, bend down, lean forward, lean. 2. Yield, submit, succumb, surrender, give in, cower. 3. Condescend, descend. 4. Swoop, descend, come down, bear down. 5. Sink, fall. II. v. a. Lower, abase, bow, bend down, bend forward, sink. III. n. 1. Inclination, bend, act of stooping. 2. Condescension, descent. 3. Swoop, descent. 4. Flagon, bowl, cup, mug, tankard. 5. [U. S.] Doorsteps, porch, steps, outer stair.

stoop ̈ɪstu:p v. 1 Sometimes, stoop down. bend (down), bow, duck (down), lean (down), hunch (down), hunker (down), crouch (down), scrunch down: She had to stoop down to talk to the child. 2 Often, stoop low. condescend, deign, lower or abase or degrade oneself, sink, humble oneself; be demeaned or diminished: She had to stoop pretty low to accept a job paying only half of what she had demanded. --n. 3 hunch, slouch, scrunch, crouch, stooping, slouching, Technical lordosis, curvature of the spine, torticollis, wryneck: The orthopaedist thought his stoop could be corrected by a back brace.

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