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stoop

UK
/stuːp/
US
/stuːp/
stoop down
stoop over

Translations

stoopnoun
stoops
множ.
UK
/stuːp/
US
/stuːp/
She sat on the stoop and watched the sunset.
Она сидела на крыльце и смотрела на закат.
His stoop was noticeable as he walked.
Его сутулость была заметна, когда он шел.
Additional translations
порог
Synonyms
hunch
bend
sag
stoop-shouldered
slouch
stoopverb
stooped
Прошедшее простое время
stooped
Причастие прошедшего времени
stooping
Герундий
UK
/stuːp/
US
/stuːp/
I would never stoop to cheating.
Я бы никогда не унизился до обмана.
He had to stoop to pick up the pen from the floor.
Ему пришлось наклоняться, чтобы поднять ручку с пола.
She stooped to tie her shoelaces.
Она согнулась, чтобы завязать шнурки.
Additional translations
склоняться
горбиться
Synonyms
stoop down
bow
descend
bend
lean
hunch
slouch
stoopadjective
more stoop
Срав.
most stoop
Превосх.
UK
/stuːp/
US
/stuːp/
Used chiefly attributively, e.g. "stoop labor", describing work that requires bending.

Definitions

stoopnoun
A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.
She sat on the stoop, watching the children play in the street.
A posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forward.
His stoop was noticeable as he walked down the hallway.
A swift dive or swoop made by a bird of prey when attacking.
The falcon folded its wings for a deadly stoop toward the rabbit below.
stoopverb
To bend one's head or body forward and downward.
She stooped to pick up the fallen book.
To lower one's moral standards by doing something considered beneath one's dignity.
He would never stoop to cheating, no matter how desperate he was.
To descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status.
The king stooped to address the concerns of the common people.
Of a bird of prey, to swoop down on prey in a rapid dive.
The peregrine falcon stooped at incredible speed to seize its target.
stoopadjective
Involving or requiring one to work while bent over; relating to a stooping posture (chiefly attributive).
Seasonal workers often perform arduous stoop labor in the fields.
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