Stoop - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |stuːp|  American pronunciation of the word stoop
Brit.  |stuːp|  British pronunciation of the word stoop

noun

- an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
- basin for holy water
- small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house

verb

- bend one's back forward from the waist on down (syn: bend, bow, crouch)
The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way (syn: condescend)
I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
- descend swiftly, as if on prey
The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
- sag, bend, bend over or down
the rocks stooped down over the hiking path
- 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

Extra examples

She stooped down to hug the child.

He had to stoop to pick it up.

He tends to stoop as he walks.

He really did that? I didn't think he could stoop so low.

Stooping down to pick up the pen, Jim felt a sharp pain in his back.

We had to stoop to pass through the low entrance.

Dave stooped down to tie his shoes.

Mr Hamilton was an odd, quiet man who walked with a stoop.

I'm surprised that you would stoop to such behaviour!

The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse

I won't stoop to reading other people's mail

The eagle stooped on the mice in the field

The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane

...willing to stoop to underhand methods in order to win...

It was with difficulty that he was induced to stoop from speculation to practice.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: stoop
he/she/it: stoops
present participle: stooping
past tense: stooped
past participle: stooped
noun
singular: stoop
plural: stoops
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