āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to stoop
01
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
to bend the upper side of one's body forward
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The elderly man stooped to tie his shoelaces, struggling with the task due to his stiff joints.
āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨ā§ā§ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to habitually have the head and shoulders bent forward
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite her relatively young age, the office worker stooped over her desk.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻĄā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of a bird of prey) to descend or dive towards a target or quarry during an attack
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With incredible speed and precision, the eagle stooped down from the sky to catch a fish.
āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻš, āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž, āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to cause something to bend or incline downward
Transitive: to stoop sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The parent stooped the baby carriage to lift the child out with ease.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to compromise one's moral principles or integrity by engaging in actions, behaviors, or decisions that are considered morally inferior
Transitive: to stoop to an immoral action or behavior
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He refused to stoop to dishonest tactics, even when faced with intense competition in the business world.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§ā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
01
āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
02
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
(New York) the steps in front of a city apartment or brownstone, often used for sitting or socializing
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We all hung out on the stoop after school.
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨, stoup
basin for holy water
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
stooped
stooper
stooping
stoop
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
