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Word: stoop (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A stooping (ie. bent, see the "Verb" section below) position of the body
  • British A step (as in the second particle of doorstop in dialect usage).
  • dialect A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.
  • Canada A small porch, unroofed platform, or raised veranda leading to a main entrance.

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Synonyms:

  • porch
  • step

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Verb:

  • Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
  • To bend one's self, or one's head, forward and downward.
  • To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.

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