body stoop

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• stoop your body to pollution —    obsolete    (of a female)    to copulate extramaritally    She is more likely to be recumbent than bending down:     Before her sister should her body stoop    To such abhorred pollution    Then, Isabel, live chaste. (Shakespeare, Measure for… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• stoop — stoop1 [sto͞op] vi. [ME stupen < OE stupian, akin to ON stūpa < IE * (s)teup < base * (s)teu , to strike > STOCK] 1. to bend the body forward or in a crouch 2. to carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually… …   English World dictionary

• Stoop — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stoop — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stoop — Stoop, n. 1. The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders. [1913 Webster] 2. Descent, as from dignity or superiority; condescension; an act or position of humiliation.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stoop — ► 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… …   English terms dictionary

• stoop — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stoop — 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… …   English dictionary

• stoop — stoop1 stooper, n. stoopingly, adv. /stoohp/, v.i. 1. to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk. 2. to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forward: to stoop… …   Universalium

• stoop — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stoop — 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