Verb
She stooped down to hug the child.
He had to stoop to pick it up.
He tends to stoop as he walks.
He really did that? I didn't think he could stoop so low. Noun (2)
the stoop at the front entrance is just big enough to shield a resident from the elements as he fumbles for his keys
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Verb
Helm’s valley, though it is being grazed by herds, hunted across by packs and stooped upon from above, seems a bit – dull.—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 Daniels said, arguing that no past Republicans would’ve stooped to such a level.—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
Renderings submitted with the application show some cosmetic changes to the townhouse façades, including a stoop removed for ADA compliance, new (seemingly code-compliant) double glass doors, and fireproof concrete siding in lieu of wood.—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025 Following her conversations with Lythcott, one point of reference Escobedo returned to was the residential stoop, where so many of Harlem’s residents spend their time with their families and neighbors.—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stoop
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian; akin to Swedish stupa to fall, plunge, Old English stēap steep, deep
Noun (2)
Dutch stoep; akin to Old English stæpe step — more at step
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