English
Etymology 1
From Dutch stoep, "platform", "pavement". Cognate with English "step". Stoop is a North American English word and entered the American continent via South Africa, where it is used in its Dutch form stoep, and denotes a raised veranda.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�p|-u�p
Noun
en-noun
- A small porch, unroofed platform, or raised veranda leading to a main entrance.
#:The workers made a stoop in front of the door.
Synonyms
porch
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Saxon stupian, "to bow", "to bend". Cognate with English "steep".
Noun
en-noun
- A stooping (ie. bent, see the "Verb" section below) position of the body
#:The old man walked with a stoop.
Verb
en-verb
- To bend one's self, or one's head, forward and downward.
#:He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.
- To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
#:Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?
Translations
German: sich beugen (1), sich bücken (1)
Category:English words with multiple etymologies
Category:Dutch derivations
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