stoop

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /stup/ UK /stuːp/ See IPA manual

Homophones

stupe /stup/

Meanings

1

verb
to bend the body forward and down, or a small front porch

She had to stoop to pass beneath the low doorway.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to bend the body forward... bend crouch hunch slouch lean bow porch veranda

Opposites

straighten stand

Word family

Derived forms stooped

Related forms steep

Etymology

The 'bend forward' sense is from Old English 'stūpian', to bow down. The 'small porch' sense is a separate word, from Dutch 'stoep', a flight of steps, brought to America by Dutch settlers.

stūpian Old English

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# stoop

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /stup/
**IPA (UK):** /stuːp/

## Meanings
1. to bend the body forward and down, or a small front porch

## Examples
- She had to stoop to pass beneath the low doorway.

## Synonyms
- bend
- crouch
- hunch
- slouch
- lean
- bow
- porch
- veranda

## Antonyms
- straighten
- stand

## Derived Forms
- stooped

## Related Forms
- steep

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stūpian

## Etymology
The 'bend forward' sense is from Old English 'stūpian', to bow down. The 'small porch' sense is a separate word, from Dutch 'stoep', a flight of steps, brought to America by Dutch settlers.

## AI Etymology
Stoop has this etymological development: The 'bend forward' sense is from Old English 'stūpian', to bow down. The 'small porch' sense is a separate word, from Dutch 'stoep', a flight of steps, brought to America by Dutch settlers. Important recorded forms include stūpian (Old English). The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers to bend the body forward and down, or a small front porch. The wider family includes derived forms such as stooped and related words such as steep.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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