Stoop
21stoop — I UK [stuːp] / US [stup] verb [intransitive] Word forms stoop : present tense I/you/we/they stoop he/she/it stoops present participle stooping past tense stooped past participle stooped 1) a) stoop or stoop down to bend the top half of your body… …
22stoop — stoop1 [ stup ] noun 1. ) singular a way of standing or walking with your head and shoulders bent forward and downward 2. ) count AMERICAN a raised area outside the front door of a house, especially a house in the city 3. ) count a bird s fast… …
23stoop — 1 verb (I) 1 also stoop down to bend your body forwards and down: The doorway was so low that Martin had to stoop to go in. 2 to stand with your back and shoulders bent forwards stoop to sth phrasal verb (T) to do something, even though you know… …
24Stoop — This is an occupational surname which derives from the old high German Stouf and describes a manufacturer of beakers, otherwise known as Stoops . It is also possible that the name refers to one who delivers fresh water or even alcohol, and as… …
25stoop — [[t]stu͟ːp[/t]] stoops, stooping, stooped 1) VERB If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly. Syn: hunch Derived words: stooping ADJ GRADED usu ADJ n ...a slender slightly… …
26stoop — stoop1 stooper, n. stoopingly, adv. /stoohp/, v.i. 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… …
27stoop — v. (d; intr.) to stoop to ( to lower oneself to ) (to stoop to cheating) * * * [stuːp] (d;intr.) to stoop to (to stoop to cheating; to lower oneself to ) …
28stoop — 1. verb 1) she stooped to pick up the pen Syn: bend (over/down), lean over/down, crouch (down) 2) he stooped his head Syn: lower, bend, incline, bow, duck 3) he stoops when he walks …
29stoop — {{11}}stoop (n.) raised open platform at the door of a house, 1755, Amer.Eng. and Canadian, from Du. stoep flight of steps, doorstep, stoop, from M.Du., from P.Gmc. *stopo step (see STEP (Cf. step)). {{12}}stoop (v.) bend forward, O.E. stupian to …
30stoop — I. /stup / (say stoohp) verb (i) 1. to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forwards and downwards from an erect position: to stoop over a desk. 2. to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forwards: to stoop from age. 3. to …
