Definition of stoops Stoops
/stuˈps/ - [stups] -
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What does stoops mean?
Wiktionary 
- stoops (Noun)
Plural of stoop. - stoops (Verb)
See steups.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: stoops |
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| stoop - an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward | ||
| inclining, inclination the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" | ||
| stoop - small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house | ||
| stoep | ||
| stoop - basin for holy water | ||
| stoup | ||
Verb |
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| stoop - 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" | ||
| bear, hold, carry move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" | ||
| stoop - sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" | ||
| slope, incline, pitch be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" | ||
| stoop - descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field" | ||
| pounce, swoop move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students" | ||
| stoop - 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" | ||
| crouch, bend, bow | ||
| flex, bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | ||
| change posture undergo a change in bodily posture | ||
| stoop to make concessions to | ||
| squinch crouch down | ||
| cower, huddle crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!" | ||
| stoop - debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" | ||
| condescend, lower oneself | ||
| act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | ||
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Wiktionary
- stoop (Noun)
The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence. - stoop (Noun)
The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep. - stoop (Noun)
A stooping ie. bent, see the "Verb" section above position of the body. - stoop (Noun)
An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack. - stoop (Noun)
A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine. - stoop (Noun)
A vessel of liquor; a flagon. - stoop (Verb)
To bend oneself, or one's head, forward and downward. - stoop (Verb)
To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals. - stoop (Verb)
Of a bird of prey : to swoop down on its prey.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stoop (n.)
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. - stoop (n.)
A vessel of liquor; a flagon. - stoop (n.)
A post fixed in the earth. - stoop (v. i.)
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. - stoop (v. i.)
To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection. - stoop (v. i.)
To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. - stoop (v. i.)
To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to souse; to swoop. - stoop (v. i.)
To sink when on the wing; to alight. - stoop (v. t.)
To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body. - stoop (v. t.)
To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor. - stoop (v. t.)
To cause to submit; to prostrate. - stoop (v. t.)
To degrade. - stoop (n.)
The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders. - stoop (n.)
Descent, as from dignity or superiority; condescension; an act or position of humiliation. - stoop (n.)
The fall of a bird on its prey; a swoop.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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stoop
To bend one's back forward.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stoop
stōōp, v.i. to bend the body: to lean forward: to submit: to descend from rank or dignity: to condescend: to swoop down on the wing, as a bird of prey.—v.t. to cause to incline downward.—n. the act of stooping: inclination forward: descent: condescension: a swoop.—adj. Stooped, having a stoop, bent.—n. Stoop′er, one who stoops.—p.adj. Stoop′ing.—adv. Stoop′ingly. [A.S. stúpian; Old Dut. stuypen, Ice. stúpa.] -
stoop
stōōp, n. (Shak.) a vessel of liquor, a flagon: liquor for drinking: a basin for holy water. [A.S. stoppa, a cup—steáp, a cup; Low Ger. stoop.] -
stoop
stōōp, n. an open platform before the entrance of a house. [Dut. stoep.] -
stoop
stōōp, n. a prop, support, a patron
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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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.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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stoop
He must stoop that hath a low door.
