stoop noun (BODY) If someone has a stoop, the upper part of their body is bent forwards.

to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk. to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forward: to stoop from age.

If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forward. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly.

stoop meaning, definition, what is stoop: to bend your body forward and down: Learn more.

Definition of stoop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

STOOP definition: to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position. See examples of stoop used in a sentence.

STOOP meaning: 1 : to bend down or over; 2 : to walk or stand with your head and shoulders bent forward

word origin Old English stūpian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to the adjective steep. Both senses of the noun date from the late 16th century stoop volume_up

stoop (stuːp) n (Architecture) US and Canadian a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building [C18: from Dutch stoep, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stuofa stair, Old …

Stoop can have multiple meanings depending on the context: 1. As a noun, a stoop usually refers to a small, raised platform or porch leading to the entrance of a house, particularly common in American …