Associations to the word «Stooping»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
STOOP, noun. (chiefly Northeastern US) (chiefly New York) (also) (Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
STOOP, noun. The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep.
STOOP, verb. To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward.
STOOP, verb. To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
STOOP, verb. Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
STOOP, verb. (transitive) To cause to incline downward; to slant.
STOOP, verb. (transitive) To cause to submit; to prostrate.
STOOP, verb. To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
STOOP, verb. To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
STOOP, verb. To degrade.
STOOP, noun. A stooping (ie. bent, see the "Verb" section above) position of the body
STOOP, noun. An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.
STOOP, noun. (dialect) A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.
STOOP, noun. A vessel of liquor; a flagon.
STOOP AND ROOP, adverb. (Scotland) Completely.
STOOP BALL, noun. Alternative spelling of stoopball
Dictionary definition
STOOP, noun. An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward.
STOOP, noun. Basin for holy water.
STOOP, noun. Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
STOOP, verb. Bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse".
STOOP, verb. Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail".
STOOP, verb. Descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field".
STOOP, verb. Sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path".
STOOP, verb. Carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.