stoop

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stoop¹ [sto͞op]

vi.

[ME stupen < OE stupian, akin to ON stūpa < IE * (s)teup- < base * (s)teu-, to strike > STOCK]

1. to bend the body forward or in a crouch

2. to carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward

3.

a) to condescend, or deign

b) to demean or degrade oneself

4. to pounce or swoop down, as a bird of prey

5. Archaic to yield or submit

vt.

1. to bend (the head, etc.) forward

2. Archaic to humble or debase

n.

1. the act or position of stooping the body, esp. habitually

2. the act of condescending

3. a swoop, as by a hawk at prey

stooper

n.

stoopingly

adv.

SYN.- STOOP¹, in this connection, implies a descending in dignity, as by committing some shameful or immoral act [to stoop to cheating ]; CONDESCEND implies a voluntary descent by one high in rank, power, etc. to act graciously or affably toward one regarded as his inferior [the general condescended to talk with the private ]; DEIGN is usually used in negative constructions or with such qualifications as hardly, barely, etc. and, hence, connotes unwilling or arrogant condescension [she scarcely deigned to answer me ]

☆ stoop² [sto͞op ]

n.

[Du stoep, akin to Ger stufe: for IE base see STEP]

a small porch or platform with steps and, orig., seats, at the door of a house

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Synonyms:

Couch, bend forward, bend down, lean forward, lean, Inclination, bend, act of stooping / Yield, submit, succumb, surrender, give in, cower, Condescension, descent / Condescend, descend, Swoop, descent / Swoop, descend, come down, bear down, Flagon, bowl, cup, mug, tankard / Sink, fall, Lower, abase, bow, bend down, bend forward, sink, Doorsteps, porch, steps, outer stair

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stoop´er — stoop 1 «stoop», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to bend forward: »He stooped to pick up the money. She stoops over her work. 2. to carry the head and shoulders bent forward: »The old man stoops. 3. (of trees, precipices, or other natural outgrowths) to… … Useful english dictionary
stoop — {vb Stoop, condescend, deign can mean to descend below the level (as in rank or dignity) where one belongs or thinks he belongs to do something. Stoop implies a descent not only in rank or dignity but also, and more often, from a relatively high… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stoop to — (something) to do something that makes your moral standards lower. They have stooped to using threats of violence in order to get their way. Usage notes: often used in the forms stoop to someone s level or stoop to the level of dong something:… … New idioms dictionary
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}.] [1913 Webster] Fetch me a stoop of liquor. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stoop — Stoop, v. t. 1. To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body. Have stooped my neck. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to submit; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stoop — may refer to:* Adrian Stoop (1883 1957), English naturalised rugby union player * Urban stoop, a small staircase or porch * to bend over forward, such as to pick something up * a mild form of kyphosis * the high speed attack dive of a bird of… … Wikipedia
Stoop — Stoop, n. 1. The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders. [1913 Webster] 2. Descent, as from dignity or superiority; condescension; an act or position of humiliation.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stoop — ist der Name folgender Personen: Dé Stoop (1919–2007), niederländischer Unternehmer und Sportmanager Lukas Stoop (* 1990), schweizer Eishockeyspieler Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demsel … Deutsch Wikipedia
stoop — [n] slouched posture droop, round shoulders, sag, slouch, slump; concept 757 Ant. straightening stoop [v1] bow down be bowed, bend, be servile, bow, cringe, crouch, descend, dip, duck, hunch, incline, kneel, lean, relax, sink, slant, squat;… … New thesaurus
Stoop — Stoop, n. [Cf. Icel. staup a knobby lump.] A post fixed in the earth. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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