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stoop

4 entries found.

Main Entry:
1stoop 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈstüp\
Function:
verb
Etymology:
Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian; akin to Swedish stupa to fall, plunge, Old English stēap steep, deep
Date:
before 12th century
intransitive verb1 a: to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees b: to stand or walk with a forward inclination of the head, body, or shoulders2: yield, submit3 a: to descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status b: to lower oneself morally <stooped to lying>4 aarchaic : to move down from a height : alight b: to fly or dive down swiftly usually to attack preytransitive verb1: debase, degrade2: to bend (a part of the body) forward and downward


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