Search Result:stoop
KK Pronunciation
〔 stup 〕
Pronunciation
〔 stu:p 〕
Overview of noun stoop
The noun stoop has 3 senses
- stoop -- (an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward)
- stoup, stoop -- (basin for holy water)
- stoop, stoep -- (small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house)
Overview of verb stoop
The verb stoop has 5 senses
- crouch, stoop, bend, bow -- (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")
- condescend, stoop, lower oneself -- (debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail")
- stoop -- (descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field")
- stoop -- (sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path")
- 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")