The meaning of STOOP is to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees. How to use stoop in a sentence.

STOOP definition: to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position. See examples of stoop used in a sentence.

STOOP definition: 1. to bend the top half of the body forward and down: 2. If someone stoops, their head and…. Learn more.

stoop (stuːp) n (Architecture) US and Canadian a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building [C18: from Dutch stoep, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stuofa stair, Old …

If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forward. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly.

Sep 30, 2025 · stoop (plural stoops) (dialect) A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.

to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk. to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forward: to stoop from age.

Definition of stoop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

STOOP meaning: 1 : to bend down or over; 2 : to walk or stand with your head and shoulders bent forward

Stoop means to lean your head and torso forward and down. If you're six feet tall and you tour a historical building, you'll have to stoop to get through the low doorways.