what does the word stoop means?

Answer 1

a bend of the back or shoulders or descent, condescension

Answer 2

Stoop means to bend down or it can mean a front porch in some areas of the country.

Answer 3

Definitions of stoop on the Web:

* crouch: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
* condescend: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
* descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
* an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
* sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
* stoup: basin for holy water
* small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
* carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* A stoop is a steep dive toward prey by a raptor. During a stoop the raptor folds its wings and brings its talons forward, ready to catch its prey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoop

* The hunting technique in which the raptor folds its wings and dives at its prey. Peregrines, which only hunt other birds, can reach more than 200 miles an hour.
http://www.pbs.org/falconer/falconry/glossary.htm

* The front steps to a house.
http://wworks.com/~cajunworld/cjndefs.htm

* the action of a bird of prey swooping downward
http://www.kentuckyawake.org/templates/glossary/

* the landing and stairs, covered or uncovered, leading to the main entrance of a house
http://centrecountyhistory.org/glossary.html

* a narrow, unroofed porch, commonly built of stone, brick or concrete.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/government/heritage/buildtyp/glossary.htm

* An entry platform on the frontage of a building. Stoops may be roofed but they need not necessarily be enclosed.
http://www.villagegardenslincoln.com/Learn_More/Glossary.htm

* Small cement or wood decking permanently installed to serve as an exterior door landing.
http://www.cnbarns.com/Building%20Terms%20and%20Definitions.htm

* Stairs or porch, usually raised, by the front door of a house.
http://www.peakagents.ca/glossary/s22.htm

* This is the dive made by raptors, especially birds of prey like the Peregrine falcon.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/worldwidebirdsites/Glossary.htm

Answer 4

To bend down, usually ending up raising your butt into the air and sometimes(depending on how tall you are) into someone's face!

Answer 5

It has various meanings, depending on how it's used. How about looking it up?

Answer 6

i suppose it means to bend down

Answer 7

when your confused, or dont have anythign else to say.