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stoop
(encz) | stoop,hrbit v: Zdeněk Brož |
stoop
(encz) | stoop,shrbení n: Zdeněk Brož |
stoop
(encz) | stoop,sklonit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Stoop
(gcide) | Stoop \Stoop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stooped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stooping.] [OE. stoupen; akin to AS. st?pian, OD. stuypen,
Icel. st[=u]pa, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt. Cf 5th Steep.]
1. To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward;
to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or
walking; to assume habitually a bent position.
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2. To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume
a position of humility or subjection.
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Mighty in her ships stood Carthage long, . . .
Yet stooped to Rome, less wealthy, but more strong.
--Dryden.
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These are arts, my prince,
In which your Zama does not stoop to Rome.
--Addison.
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3. To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. "She
stoops to conquer." --Goldsmith.
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Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it
multiplieth riches exceedingly. --Bacon.
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4. To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to
souse; to swoop.
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The bird of Jove, stooped from his aery tour,
Two birds of gayest plume before him drove.
--Milton.
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5. To sink when on the wing; to alight.
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And stoop with closing pinions from above. --Dryden.
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Cowering low
With blandishment, each bird stooped on his wing.
--Milton.
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Syn: To lean; yield; submit; condescend; descend; cower;
shrink.
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Stoop
(gcide) | Stoop \Stoop\, n. [OE. stope, Icel. staup; akin to AS. ste['a]p,
D. stoop, G. stauf, OHG. stouph.]
A vessel of liquor; a flagon. [Written also stoup.]
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Fetch me a stoop of liquor. --Shak.
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Stoop
(gcide) | Stoop \Stoop\, n. [Cf. Icel. staup a knobby lump.]
A post fixed in the earth. [Prov. Eng.]
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Stoop
(gcide) | Stoop \Stoop\, n. [D. stoep.] (Arch.)
Originally, a covered porch with seats, at a house door; the
Dutch stoep as introduced by the Dutch into New York.
Afterward, an out-of-door flight of stairs of from seven to
fourteen steps, with platform and parapets, leading to an
entrance door some distance above the street; the French
perron. Hence, any porch, platform, entrance stairway, or
small veranda, at a house door. [U. S.]
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Stoop
(gcide) | Stoop \Stoop\, v. t.
1. To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop
the body. "Have stooped my neck." --Shak.
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2. To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a
cask of liquor.
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3. To cause to submit; to prostrate. [Obs.]
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Many of those whose states so tempt thine ears
Are stooped by death; and many left alive.
--Chapman.
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4. To degrade. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Stoop
(gcide) | Stoop \Stoop\, n.
1. The act of stooping, or bending the body forward;
inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back
and shoulders.
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2. Descent, as from dignity or superiority; condescension; an
act or position of humiliation.
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Can any loyal subject see
With patience such a stoop from sovereignty?
--Dryden.
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3. The fall of a bird on its prey; a swoop. --L'Estrange.
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stoop
(wn) | stoop
n 1: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and
downward
2: basin for holy water [syn: stoup, stoop]
3: small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
[syn: stoop, stoep]
v 1: 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" [syn: crouch,
stoop, bend, bow]
2: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or
dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's
mail" [syn: condescend, stoop, lower oneself]
3: descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the
mice in the field"
4: sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over
the hiking path"
5: 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" |
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stoop to
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stooped
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stooper
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stooping
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Astoop
(gcide) | Astoop \A*stoop"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stoop.]
In a stooping or inclined position. --Gay.
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Stooped
(gcide) | Stoop \Stoop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stooped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stooping.] [OE. stoupen; akin to AS. st?pian, OD. stuypen,
Icel. st[=u]pa, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt. Cf 5th Steep.]
1. To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward;
to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or
walking; to assume habitually a bent position.
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2. To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume
a position of humility or subjection.
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Mighty in her ships stood Carthage long, . . .
Yet stooped to Rome, less wealthy, but more strong.
--Dryden.
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These are arts, my prince,
In which your Zama does not stoop to Rome.
--Addison.
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3. To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. "She
stoops to conquer." --Goldsmith.
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Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it
multiplieth riches exceedingly. --Bacon.
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4. To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to
souse; to swoop.
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The bird of Jove, stooped from his aery tour,
Two birds of gayest plume before him drove.
--Milton.
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5. To sink when on the wing; to alight.
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And stoop with closing pinions from above. --Dryden.
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Cowering low
With blandishment, each bird stooped on his wing.
--Milton.
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Syn: To lean; yield; submit; condescend; descend; cower;
shrink.
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Stooper
(gcide) | Stooper \Stoop"er\, n.
One who stoops.
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Stooping
(gcide) | Stoop \Stoop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stooped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stooping.] [OE. stoupen; akin to AS. st?pian, OD. stuypen,
Icel. st[=u]pa, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt. Cf 5th Steep.]
1. To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward;
to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or
walking; to assume habitually a bent position.
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2. To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume
a position of humility or subjection.
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Mighty in her ships stood Carthage long, . . .
Yet stooped to Rome, less wealthy, but more strong.
--Dryden.
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These are arts, my prince,
In which your Zama does not stoop to Rome.
--Addison.
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3. To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. "She
stoops to conquer." --Goldsmith.
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Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it
multiplieth riches exceedingly. --Bacon.
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4. To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to
souse; to swoop.
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The bird of Jove, stooped from his aery tour,
Two birds of gayest plume before him drove.
--Milton.
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5. To sink when on the wing; to alight.
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And stoop with closing pinions from above. --Dryden.
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Cowering low
With blandishment, each bird stooped on his wing.
--Milton.
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Syn: To lean; yield; submit; condescend; descend; cower;
shrink.
[1913 Webster]Stooping \Stoop"ing\,
a. & n. from Stoop. -- Stoop"ing*ly, adv.
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Stoopingly
(gcide) | Stooping \Stoop"ing\,
a. & n. from Stoop. -- Stoop"ing*ly, adv.
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Unstooping
(gcide) | Unstooping \Unstooping\
See stooping. |
stoop
(wn) | stoop
n 1: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and
downward
2: basin for holy water [syn: stoup, stoop]
3: small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
[syn: stoop, stoep]
v 1: 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" [syn: crouch,
stoop, bend, bow]
2: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or
dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's
mail" [syn: condescend, stoop, lower oneself]
3: descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the
mice in the field"
4: sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over
the hiking path"
5: 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" |
stoop to
(wn) | stoop to
v 1: make concessions to |
stooped
(wn) | stooped
adj 1: having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a
little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: hunched,
round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped,
stooping, crooked] |
stooper
(wn) | stooper
n 1: a person at a racetrack who searches for winning parimutuel
tickets that have been carelessly discarded by others
2: a person who carries himself or herself with the head and
shoulders habitually bent forward |
stooping
(wn) | stooping
adj 1: having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a
little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: hunched,
round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped,
stooping, crooked] |
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