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Definitions for Stoop

[1] to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
[2] to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forward: to stoop from age.
[3] (of trees, precipices, etc.) to bend, bow, or lean.
[4] to descend from one's level of dignity; condescend; deign: Don't stoop to argue with him.
[5] to swoop down, as a hawk at prey.
[6] to submit; yield.
[7] Obsolete . to come down from a height.
[8] to bend (oneself, one's head, etc.) forward and downward.
[9] Archaic . to abase, humble, or subdue.
[10] the act or an instance of stooping.
[11] a stooping position or carriage of body: The elderly man walked with a stoop.
[12] a descent from dignity or superiority.
[13] a downward swoop, as of a hawk.
[14] a small raised platform, approached by steps and sometimes having a roof and seats, at the entrance of a house; a small porch.
[15] stoup.
[16] (also tr) to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward
[17] to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward
[18] (often foll by to) to abase or degrade oneself
[19] (often foll by to) to condescend; deign
[20] (of a bird of prey) to swoop down
[21] archaic to give in
[22] the act, position, or characteristic of stooping
[23] a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority
[24] a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey
[25] US and Canadian a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building
[26] archaic a pillar or post
[27] a less common spelling of stoup

Words related to Stoop

squat, crouch, hunch, deign, sag, slouch, slump, droop, sink, incline, relax, dip, lean, slant, bow, bend, duck, cringe, kneel, descend

Words nearby Stoop

stookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon, stooly, stoop, stoop ball, stoop labor, stoop to, stoor, stoozing

Origin of Stoop

21670–80, Americanism ; < Dutch stoep; cognate with Middle Low German stōpe, German Stufe step in a stair. See step

Other words from Stoop

stoop·er , noun
stoop·ing·ly , adverb
non·stoop·ing , adjective
un·stooped , adjective
un·stoop·ing , adjective

Word origin for Stoop

C15: variant of dialect stulpe, probably from Old Norse stolpe; see stele

Synonyms for Stoop

droop, sag, slouch, slump, round shoulders