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  • 1stoop — stoop1 [stu:p] v [: Old English; Origin: stupian] 1.) [i]also stoop down to bend your body forward and down ▪ We had to stoop to pass through the low entrance. ▪ Dave stooped down to tie his shoes. 2.) to stand with your back and shoulders bent… …

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  • 2stoop — 1 verb (I) 1 also stoop down to bend your body forwards and down: The doorway was so low that Martin had to stoop to go in. 2 to stand with your back and shoulders bent forwards stoop to sth phrasal verb (T) to do something, even though you know… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3Stoop Kid — is a fictional character from the Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold! . Stoop Kid s voice was done by Danny Cooksey, who also did the voice of Arnold s stepbrother. It has been reported that stoop kid was based off of a young child …

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  • 4stoop to something — stoop to (something) to do something that makes your moral standards lower. They have stooped to using threats of violence in order to get their way. Usage notes: often used in the forms stoop to someone s level or stoop to the level of dong… …

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  • 5stoop to — (something) to do something that makes your moral standards lower. They have stooped to using threats of violence in order to get their way. Usage notes: often used in the forms stoop to someone s level or stoop to the level of dong something:… …

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  • 6Stoop — Stoop, v. t. 1. To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body. Have stooped my neck. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to submit; to… …

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  • 7stoop — ► VERB 1) bend one s head or body forwards and downwards. 2) have the head and shoulders habitually bent forwards. 3) lower one s standards so far as to do something morally wrong. ► NOUN ▪ a stooping posture. ORIGIN Old English, related to… …

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  • 8Stoop — This is an occupational surname which derives from the old high German Stouf and describes a manufacturer of beakers, otherwise known as Stoops . It is also possible that the name refers to one who delivers fresh water or even alcohol, and as… …

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  • 9stoop — I UK [stuːp] / US [stup] verb [intransitive] Word forms stoop : present tense I/you/we/they stoop he/she/it stoops present participle stooping past tense stooped past participle stooped 1) a) stoop or stoop down to bend the top half of your body… …

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  • 10stoop — stoop1 [ stup ] noun 1. ) singular a way of standing or walking with your head and shoulders bent forward and downward 2. ) count AMERICAN a raised area outside the front door of a house, especially a house in the city 3. ) count a bird s fast… …

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