stoop

stoop ¹  (stp)

v. stooped, stoop·ing, stoops

v.intr.

1. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back: had to stoop in order to fit into the cave.

2. To walk or stand, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.

3. To bend or sag downward.

4.

a. To lower or debase oneself.

b. To descend from a superior position; condescend.

5. To yield; submit.

6. To swoop down, as a bird in pursuing its prey.

v.tr.

1. To bend (the head or body) forward and down.

2. To debase; humble.

n.

1. The act of stooping.

2. A forward bending of the head and upper back, especially when habitual.

3. An act of self-abasement or condescension.

4. A descent, as of a bird of prey.

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[Middle English stoupen, from Old English stpian.]

Synonyms: stoop¹, condescend, deign
These verbs mean to descend to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity: stooped to contemptible methods to realize their ambitions; won't condescend to acknowledge his rival's greeting; didn't even deign to reply.

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stoop ²  (stp)

n. Chiefly Northeastern U.S.

A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.

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[Dutch stoep, front verandah, from Middle Dutch.]

Regional Note: Originally brought to the Hudson Valley of New York by settlers from the Netherlands, a few items of Dutch vocabulary have survived there from colonial times until the present. Stoop, "a small porch," comes from Dutch stoep; this word is now in general use in the Northeast and is probably spreading. The word olicook, which appears to be dying out, means "doughnut," and comes from Dutch oliekoekliterally, "oil cake." And the Dutch word kill for a small running stream is used throughout New York State.

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stoop ³  (stp)

n.

Variant of stoup.

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stoop¹

vb (mainly intr)

1. (also tr) to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward

2. to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward

3. (often foll by to) to abase or degrade oneself

4. (often foll by to) to condescend; deign

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a bird of prey) to swoop down

6. Archaic to give in

n

1. the act, position, or characteristic of stooping

2. a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey

[Old English stūpan; related to Middle Dutch stupen to bow, Old Norse stūpa, Norwegian stupa to fall; see steep¹]

stooper  n

stooping  adj

stoopingly  adv

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stoop²

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) US and Canadian a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building

[from Dutch stoep, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stuofa stair, Old English stōpel footprint; see step]

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stoop³

n

Archaic a pillar or post

[variant of dialect stulpe, probably from Old Norse stolpe; see stele]

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stoop⁴

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a less common spelling of stoup

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stoop - an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward inclining, inclination - the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
	2.	stoop - basin for holy water stoup basin - a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
	3.	stoop - small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house stoep porch - a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
Verb	1.	stoop - 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" crouch, bend, bow bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" squinch - crouch down cower, huddle - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain" stoop to - make concessions to
	2.	stoop - debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" lower oneself, condescend act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	3.	stoop - descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field" pounce, swoop - move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
	4.	stoop - sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" slope, incline, pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
	5.	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" carry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

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stoop

verb

1. hunch, walk with a stoop, be bowed or round-shouldered She was taller than he was and stooped slightly.

2. bend, lean, bow, duck, descend, incline, kneel, crouch, squat He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries.

noun

slouch, slump, droop, sag, bad posture, round-shoulderedness He was a tall, thin fellow with a slight stoop.

stoop to something resort to, sink to, descend to, deign to, condescend to, demean yourself by, lower yourself by How could anyone stoop to doing such a thing?

Translations

stoop¹ [stuːp]

A. N to have a stoop → ser un poco encorvado
to walk with a stoop → andar encorvado

B. VI

1. (= bend) (also stoop down) → inclinarse, agacharse; (permanently, as defect) → andar encorvado
to stoop to pick sth up → inclinarse para recoger algo

2. (fig) to stoop to sth/doing sth → rebajarse a algo/hacer algo
I wouldn't stoop so low! → ¡a eso no llegaría!, ¡no me rebajaría tanto!

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stoop² [stuːp] N (US) (= verandah) → pórtico m, pequeña veranda f

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stoop [ˈstuːp]

n

(= hunched shoulders) to have a stoop → être voûté(e)

(US) [house] → perron m

vi

(= have a stoop) → se voûter

(= bend) → se baisser

(= lower oneself) → s'abaisser
to stoop to sth → s'abaisser à qch
to stoop to doing sth → s'abaisser à faire qch

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stoop¹

n → Gebeugtheit f; (= deformity) → krummer Rücken, Buckel m; to walk with a stoop → gebeugt gehen; to have a stoop → einen Buckel or einen krummen Rücken haben

vt → beugen; head (to avoid sth) → einziehen

vi → sich beugen or neigen (→ over über +acc); (also stoop down) → sich bücken; (= have a stoop, walk with a stoop) → gebeugt gehen; stooping shoulders → krumme Schultern pl; to stoop to something (fig) → sich zu etw herablassen or hergeben; to stoop to doing something (fig) → sich dazu herablassen or hergeben, etw zu tun

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stoop²

n (US) → Treppe f

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stoop [stuːp]

1. n to have a stoop → avere la schiena curva
to walk with a stoop → camminare curvo/a

2. vi

a. (bend) (also stoop down) → chinarsi, curvarsi, abbassarsi; (have a stoop) → essere curvo/a

b. (fig) to stoop to sth/doing sth → abbassarsi a qc/a fare qc
I wouldn't stoop so low! → non mi abbasserei a tanto!

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stoop [stuːp]

1. n to have a stoop → avere la schiena curva
to walk with a stoop → camminare curvo/a

2. vi

a. (bend) (also stoop down) → chinarsi, curvarsi, abbassarsi; (have a stoop) → essere curvo/a

b. (fig) to stoop to sth/doing sth → abbassarsi a qc/a fare qc
I wouldn't stoop so low! → non mi abbasserei a tanto!

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stoop

v stoop [stuːp]

1 to bend the body forward and downward The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child. buk يَنْحَني навеждам се sehnout (se) bukke sig sich bücken σκύβω inclinarse, agacharse kummardama خم شدن kumartua se baisser לְהִתכוֹפֵף झुकना sagnuti se, pognuti se lehajol; görnyed membungkukkan badan lúta, halla sér fram chinarsi, abbassarsi かがむ 몸을 구부리다 nu(si)lenkti, susilenkti pieliekties; noliekties membongkokkan badan bukken krøke ryggen, bøye seg nachylać (się) inclinar-se a se apleca нагибать(ся) zohnúť (sa) skloniti se pognuti se luta sig ner ก้มตัวลง eğilmek 彎腰 нахиляти(ся), нагинати(ся) جھکنا cúi xuông, cúi khom 弯腰

2 to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating! morele waardes verlaag يَنْحَدِر مُسْتَواه، يَنْزِل إلى مُسْتَوى أدنى من مَرْتَبَتِه унижавам се snížit se nedværdige sig sich erniedrigen ξεπέφτω, καταδέχομαι rebajarse alanduma فروتني كردن alentua s'abaisser à לְהַשפִּיל אֶת עַצמוֹ से रोकना poniziti se, udostojiti se (le)alacsonyodik (vmire) berbuat rendah leggjast svo lágt að abbassarsi 堕落する 품위를 떨어뜨리다 nusižeminti, nusileisti, paminti savo principus pazemoties līdz (kādai rīcībai) merendahkan martabat zich verlagen nedverdige seg, synke (så lavt) zniżyć się descer a a se coborî, a se înjosi унижаться znížiť sa ponižati se poniziti se nedlåta (sänka) sig ถ่อมตัว tenezzül etmek 屈從 принижувати(ся) اخلاقی طور پر گرنا hạ thấp phẩm giá 屈从

n

a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc Many people develop a stoop as they grow older. gebuk إنْحِناء، تَنازُل، إنْحِدار المُسْتَوى прегърбване ohnutá záda rundryggethed gebeugte Haltung καμπούριασμα encorvamiento kühmusolek قوز kumara asento dos rond גֵו כָּפוּף झुकाव, नीति pognuto, zgureno držanje (meg)görnyedés, görbe hát sikap bungkuk lot curvatura ねこ背 구부정함 pakumpimas, susikūprinimas kūkums bongkok ronde rug luting, krum rygg zgarbione plecy curvatura gârbovire сутулость ohnutý chrbát sključena drža pogurenost framåtböjd ställning, kutryggighet การก้มตัวลง kamburunu çıkarma 駝背 сутулість جسم کا جھکاؤ tư thế khom của cơ thể 驼背

adj stooped

stooped shoulders; He is stooped with age. bukkend يَحْدَوْدِب прегърбен nachýlený rundrygget gebeugt καμπουριασμένος encorvado kühmus قوز شده kumara voûté עִם גֵו כָּפוּף झुकना pognut, zguren görnyedt bungkuk lotinn curvo ねこ背の 구부정한 sulinkęs, susikūprinęs sakumpis; salīcis bongkok gebogen lut, krokrygget zgarbiony, zgięty curvado încovoiat, gârbovit сутулый; сгорбившийся zhrbený sključen pogrbljen böjd, krokig ซึ่งก้มลง; ซึ่งถ่อมตัว kamburlaşmış 駝背的 сутулий جھکا ہوا khom, còng 驼背的