English

Etymology 1

From Dutch stoep , "platform", "pavement". Cognate with English "step". Stoop is a North American English word and entered the American continent via South Africa, where it is used in its Dutch form stoep, and denotes a raised veranda.

Noun

stoop

1. a small porch, unroofed platform, or raised veranda leading to a main entrance

   The workers made a stoop in front of the door.

Synonyms

• porch

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Saxon stupian , "to bow", "to bend". Cognate with English "steep".

Noun

stoop

1. stooping (ie. bent, see the "Verb" section below) position of the body

   The old man walked with a stoop.

Verb

to stoop (transitive and intransitive)

1. to bend one's self, or one's head, forward and downward

   He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.

Translations

• German: sich beugen (1), sich bücken (1)