STOOP
What does "STOOP" mean?
To bend the head and body forward and downward.
Meanings
- To bend the upper body forward and down, often to pass under or pick something up. He had to stoop to get through the low doorway.
- To lower oneself morally; to condescend to do something demeaning. I refuse to stoop to his level of insults. figurative
- A small porch, platform, or set of steps at the entrance of a house. The kids sat on the stoop all summer watching the street.
- A forward bend of the head and shoulders; habitual rounding of the back. Years at the desk had given him a permanent stoop.
Did you know?
- The 'stoop' you sit on and the 'stoop' you do with your back are two unrelated words: the porch sense came from Dutch 'stoep' with the Dutch settlers of New York, while the bending sense is native Old English.
Word origin
The 'bend' sense comes from Old English 'stupian', to bow down. The 'porch' sense is a separate word from Dutch 'stoep', a doorstep, brought to America by New York's Dutch settlers.
Remember it
STOOP has two O's like two eyes looking down at the ground you're bending toward.
A little poem
Bent to reach the coin-
the doorway made him humble
before he was rich.
haiku
Wordplay
- He sat on the stoop refusing to stoop to small talk - same word, opposite postures.
What it teaches
Bending to pass under a low door is wisdom; bending your principles is something else entirely.
Quick facts
What does STOOP mean?
To bend the head and body forward and downward.
Is STOOP a valid word?
Yes — STOOP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STOOP?
STOOP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STOOP come from?
The 'bend' sense comes from Old English 'stupian', to bow down. The 'porch' sense is a separate word from Dutch 'stoep', a doorstep, brought to America by New York's Dutch settlers.
What can STOOP teach us?
Bending to pass under a low door is wisdom; bending your principles is something else entirely.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.