to stoop down
1stoop down — ˌstoop ˈdown [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stoop down he/she/it stoops down present participle stooping down past tense …
2stoop down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stoop down : present tense I/you/we/they stoop down he/she/it stoops down present participle stooping down past tense stooped down past participle stooped down same as stoop I, 1) I stooped down to put my… …
3stoop — 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… …
4stoop — 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… …
5stoop — 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… …
6stoop — 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… …
7Stoop — 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 …
8stoop 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… …
9stoop 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:… …
10Stoop — 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… …
