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IELTS BNC: 8992 COCA: 10380

stoop

1 stoop /ˈstuːp/ verb
stoops; stooped; stooping
1 stoop
/ˈstuːp/
verb
stoops; stooped; stooping
Learner's definition of STOOP
[no object]
: to bend down or over弯腰;俯身
: to walk or stand with your head and shoulders bent forward弯着腰(走或站);弓着背
: to do something that is not honest, fair, etc.卑鄙;堕落

stoop to someone's level

see 1level
2 stoop /ˈstuːp/ noun
2 stoop
/ˈstuːp/
noun
Learner's definition of STOOP
[singular]
: a bend or curve forward of your back and shoulders弯腰;弓背
compare 3stoop

— stooped

adjective
3 stoop /ˈstuːp/ noun
plural stoops
3 stoop
/ˈstuːp/
noun
plural stoops
Learner's definition of STOOP
[count] US
: a raised area (such as a porch, platform, or stairway) at the entrance to a house or building门廊;门阶
compare 2stoop
IELTS BNC: 8992 COCA: 10380

stoop

1 of 3

verb

stooped; stooping; stoops

intransitive verb

1
a
: to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
b
: to stand or walk with a forward inclination of the head, body, or shoulders
2
3
a
: to descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status
b
: to lower oneself morally
stooped to lying
4
a
archaic : to move down from a height : alight
b
: to fly or dive down swiftly usually to attack prey

transitive verb

1
2
: to bend (a part of the body) forward and downward

stoop

2 of 3

noun (1)

1
a
: an act of bending the body forward
b
: a temporary or habitual forward bend of the back and shoulders
2
: the descent of a bird especially on its prey
3
: a lowering of oneself

stoop

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a porch, platform, entrance stairway, or small veranda at a house door

Example Sentences

Verb She stooped down to hug the child. He had to stoop to pick it up. He tends to stoop as he walks. He really did that? I didn't think he could stoop so low.

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian; akin to Swedish stupa to fall, plunge, Old English stēap steep, deep

Noun (2)

Dutch stoep; akin to Old English stæpe step — more at step

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stoop was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 8992 COCA: 10380

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