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Meanings of stoop in English

Portuguese
agachar
Catalan
corbar-se
Spanish
inclinar

To bend one's back forward.

Related terms
agachar

Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way.

Basin for holy water.

Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.

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Examples for "stoep"
Examples for "stoep"
1
The landlady and the niggers stood to watch it from the stoep.
The Story of an African Farm
2
I know who your friend is, Clive would jeer from the stoep.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
3
David drove into the yard soberly; she was at the stoep.
The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories
4
We had left Anscombe and Heda seated side by side on the stoep.
Finished
5
They smoked their pipes and had coffee on the stoep together.
Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
Usage of stoop in English
1
On the stoop, Brendan rang the doorbell several times, with no answer.
The unseen
2
I hate the mechanical labour; I hate to stoop and sit still.
Villette
3
They would stoop and go in under and pick up the grain.
Old Rail Fence Corners: The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History
4
The candidate was too busy talking about hope to stoop to refutation.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
5
When I stoop, stoop; when I crawl, crawl; when I run, run.
Barlasch of the Guard
6
To stoop so low is not only unacceptable but also beyond belief.
Radio NZ
7
These words of wisdom managed to get her out on the stoop.
The Beast Within
8
I called Stan's cell phone from Millicent's stoop but he didn't answer.
Empty mile
9
I believe I know my duty; but I cannot stoop to hypocrisy.
The Lovels of Arden
10
She will have to stoop in order to pick up the knitting.
Castles in the Air
11
She had to stoop before she could go in at the door.
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm
12
I'd heard the front stoop creak, and instantly knew who had come.
Nemesis
13
Up on the stoop, Gershon held the rifle easy in his hands.
You can't stop me
14
I can stoop without pain-canlabor without that weak and tired feeling.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English / or,...
15
He made himself rise from the stoop and continue down the street.
The Golem and the Jinni
16
The decided stoop of his shoulders gave the exaggerated impression of age.
The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
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Translations for stoop
Portuguese
agacharinclinar
Spanish
inclinar
Stoop through the time
Stoop across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common