Stoop

  • 61stoop — stuːp n. act of bending the body forward and downward; stooping position; condescension; small porch v. bend the body forward and downward; stand or walk with the head and shoulders bent forward, slouch; condescend, lower oneself …

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  • 62stoop — stoop1 verb 1》 bend one s head or body forwards and downwards.     ↘have the head and shoulders habitually bent forwards. 2》 lower one s moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible. 3》 (of a bird of prey) swoop down on a quarry. noun… …

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  • 63stoop — I. v. n. 1. Couch, bend forward, bend down, lean forward, lean. 2. Yield, submit, succumb, surrender, give in, cower. 3. Condescend, descend. 4. Swoop, descend, come down, bear down. 5. Sink, fall. II. v. a. Lower, abase, bow, bend down, bend… …

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  • 64stoop — I v 1. bend, lean, crook; bow, curtsy, salaam, kowtow, genuflect; crouch, squat, hunker, hunch, Sl. scrooch down, kneel; slouch, slump, droop, nod, flag, sag, sink; duck, bob, dip, dive. 2. condescend, lower or humble oneself, deign; assent,… …

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  • 65stoop — Go to stupe …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 66stoop — see STEEP …

    Word origins

  • 67stoop(s) — stoup(s) …

    English homophone dictionary

  • 68stoop —  a post fastened into the earth ; from the Latin STUPA. N …

    A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • 69stoop — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. bend (one s head or body) forwards and downwards. 2 intr. carry one s head and shoulders bowed forward. 3 intr. (foll. by to + infin.) deign or condescend. 4 intr. (foll. by to) descend or lower oneself to (some conduct) (has… …

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  • 70stoop to — verb make concessions to (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑patronize, ↑patronise, ↑condescend • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP …

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