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Definitions for Stooping
[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] (also tr) to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward
[15] to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward
[16] (often foll by to) to abase or degrade oneself
[17] (often foll by to) to condescend; deign
[18] (of a bird of prey) to swoop down
[19] archaic to give in
[20] the act, position, or characteristic of stooping
[21] a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority
[22] a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey
[23] US and Canadian a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building
[24] archaic a pillar or post
[25] a less common spelling of stoup
Words related to Stooping
stoopsquat, crouch, hunch, deign, sag, slouch, slump, droop, sink, incline, relax, dip, lean, slant, bow, bend, duck, cringe, kneel, descend
Words nearby Stooping
stoopstookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon, stooly, stoop, stoop ball, stoop labor, stoop to, stoor, stoozing
Origin of Stooping
1before 900; Middle English stoupen (v.), Old English stūpian; cognate with Middle Dutch stūpen to bend, bow; akin to steep1
Other words from Stooping
stoop·er , noun
stoop·ing·ly , adverb
non·stoop·ing , adjective
un·stooped , adjective
un·stoop·ing , adjective
Word origin for Stooping
C15: variant of dialect stulpe, probably from Old Norse stolpe; see stele