Stoop
verb
To bend your body forward and down.
I had to stoop to get through the low doorway.
Often appears as...
- stoop down
- stoop to pick up
noun
A small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
We sat on the stoop chatting.
Often appears as...
- sit on the stoop
- front stoop
verb
To do something that is beneath one's dignity.
She will never stoop to cheating.
Often appears as...
- stoop to doing
- stoop to such
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A posture in which your shoulders are drooping down.
The old man walked with a stoop.
Often appears as...
- walk with a stoop
- develop a stoop
verb
To swoop down quickly in flight, especially to catch prey (usually used for birds of prey).
The falcon stooped at a pigeon strutting along the ground.
Often appears as...
- stoop at
- birds stoop
verb
To bend your body forward and down.
I had to stoop to get through the low doorway.
Often appears as...
- stoop down
- stoop to pick up
noun
A small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
We sat on the stoop chatting.
Often appears as...
- sit on the stoop
- front stoop
verb
To do something that is beneath one's dignity.
She will never stoop to cheating.
Often appears as...
- stoop to doing
- stoop to such
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A posture in which your shoulders are drooping down.
The old man walked with a stoop.
Often appears as...
- walk with a stoop
- develop a stoop
verb
To swoop down quickly in flight, especially to catch prey (usually used for birds of prey).
The falcon stooped at a pigeon strutting along the ground.
Often appears as...
- stoop at
- birds stoop
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Action
Used to describe a physical movement to avoid something or while doing tasks.
You might need to stoop to avoid hitting your head on a low beam.
Pro Tip 2/2Temporary Posture
A motion often not held long, as it's typically done for a brief action.
He had to stoop briefly to tie his shoelaces.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Action
Used to describe a physical movement to avoid something or while doing tasks.
You might need to stoop to avoid hitting your head on a low beam.
Pro Tip 2/2Temporary Posture
A motion often not held long, as it's typically done for a brief action.
He had to stoop briefly to tie his shoelaces.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Action
Used to describe a physical movement to avoid something or while doing tasks.
You might need to stoop to avoid hitting your head on a low beam.
Pro Tip 2/2Temporary Posture
A motion often not held long, as it's typically done for a brief action.
He had to stoop briefly to tie his shoelaces.
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Jacqueline Woodson: What...
But here is the story within that those who left and those who stayed carried with them the history of a narrative, knew deeply that writing it down wasn't the only way they could hold on to it, knew they could sit on their porches or their stoops at the end of a long day and spin a slow tale for their children.
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Capturing the Year in an...
world and date back to some of the first photos we published more than a century i spot one of my favorites it depicts a female north korean soldier who reveals just the flicker of a smile there's also a broad shoulder gold miner in ghana stooped under a heavy sack of ore and i
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The reality constructed...
stooping her under her own lowering world on Doudna dependents there was above the food he ate and drank other people's goodness standing near the pins gates cool running the pins two dogs in different directions with his limp in between forever one half of the world
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The hidden ways stairs...
But small stairs can have a huge impact, too. The stoop is a place that invites neighbors to gather, blast music, and watch the city in motion. It's fascinating to me that you see people wanting to hang out on the stairs. I think they fill a deeply human need we have
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Compelling Models for...
work went into that and then technology wise so you know for example we used a racing drone very effectively particularly in two shows one being a golden eagle flying over mountains and you know how birds of prey stoop so we had this racing drone literally fly
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Militant atheism PIPE...
a few years ago, although heaven forbid that we should stoop to public outing of people against their will. In most cases, people who out themselves will help to destroy the myth that there is something wrong with atheists. On the contrary,
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The Largest Falcon in...
even bigger than peregrines their sheer physical bulk makes them the most powerful falcons in the world they can turn into a 200 mile an hour stoop in the blink of an eye
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4 Powerful Poems about...
just sitting still in the doctor's waiting room watching the future shuffle in and out, watching it stoop; stare at you while you try not to look. Rare is an
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Join Us Online for...
that filled it with wonder I've stopped to listen stooped to hoard and fight to change I'd help build peace between people and
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A Collection Of Spring...
suddenly the huge eagle stoops with the aerial agility of a falcon
Video examples
Jacqueline Woodson: What...
But here is the story within that those who left and those who stayed carried with them the history of a narrative, knew deeply that writing it down wasn't the only way they could hold on to it, knew they could sit on their porches or their stoops at the end of a long day and spin a slow tale for their children.
Video examples
Capturing the Year in an...
world and date back to some of the first photos we published more than a century i spot one of my favorites it depicts a female north korean soldier who reveals just the flicker of a smile there's also a broad shoulder gold miner in ghana stooped under a heavy sack of ore and i
Video examples
The reality constructed...
stooping her under her own lowering world on Doudna dependents there was above the food he ate and drank other people's goodness standing near the pins gates cool running the pins two dogs in different directions with his limp in between forever one half of the world
Video examples
The hidden ways stairs...
But small stairs can have a huge impact, too. The stoop is a place that invites neighbors to gather, blast music, and watch the city in motion. It's fascinating to me that you see people wanting to hang out on the stairs. I think they fill a deeply human need we have
Video examples
Compelling Models for...
work went into that and then technology wise so you know for example we used a racing drone very effectively particularly in two shows one being a golden eagle flying over mountains and you know how birds of prey stoop so we had this racing drone literally fly
Video examples
Militant atheism PIPE...
a few years ago, although heaven forbid that we should stoop to public outing of people against their will. In most cases, people who out themselves will help to destroy the myth that there is something wrong with atheists. On the contrary,
Video examples
The Largest Falcon in...
even bigger than peregrines their sheer physical bulk makes them the most powerful falcons in the world they can turn into a 200 mile an hour stoop in the blink of an eye
Video examples
4 Powerful Poems about...
just sitting still in the doctor's waiting room watching the future shuffle in and out, watching it stoop; stare at you while you try not to look. Rare is an
Video examples
Join Us Online for...
that filled it with wonder I've stopped to listen stooped to hoard and fight to change I'd help build peace between people and
Video examples
A Collection Of Spring...
suddenly the huge eagle stoops with the aerial agility of a falcon
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Quote examples
Tony Rock
American Actor
All Def' is unlike any other comedy show or set because 'All Def' goes back to the essence of how urban comedy started. We give it a 'stoop appeal.' A stoop appeal is important for us because it's where pretty much all black comics started doing their standup: cracking jokes on the stoop, in the hood.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
When I was a kid, I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I'm from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one.
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Phillips Brooks
American Clergyman
The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.
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Henry Van Dyke
American Poet
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
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Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Indian Politician
I don't have power or money and one-sided media support or the inclination to stoop to any level for the sake of power.
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Katharine Hepburn
American Actress
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
Sometimes I catch myself stooping, and whenever I am like that, I am sure something is not quite right.
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Chi Chi Rodriguez
Puerto Rican Athlete
A man never stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.
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William Wordsworth
English Poet
Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
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Philip Massinger
English Dramatist
Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.
Quote examples
Tony Rock
American Actor
All Def' is unlike any other comedy show or set because 'All Def' goes back to the essence of how urban comedy started. We give it a 'stoop appeal.' A stoop appeal is important for us because it's where pretty much all black comics started doing their standup: cracking jokes on the stoop, in the hood.
Quote examples
Alicia Keys
American Musician
When I was a kid, I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I'm from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one.
Quote examples
Phillips Brooks
American Clergyman
The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.
Quote examples
Henry Van Dyke
American Poet
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
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Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Indian Politician
I don't have power or money and one-sided media support or the inclination to stoop to any level for the sake of power.
Quote examples
Katharine Hepburn
American Actress
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
Quote examples
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
Sometimes I catch myself stooping, and whenever I am like that, I am sure something is not quite right.
Quote examples
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Puerto Rican Athlete
A man never stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.
Quote examples
William Wordsworth
English Poet
Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
Quote examples
Philip Massinger
English Dramatist
Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.
Example 1 of 10
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