Stoop Architecture

stoop (plural stoops) (architecture, chiefly New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, also Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.

Stoop can have multiple meanings depending on the context: 1. As a noun, a stoop usually refers to a small, raised platform or porch leading to the entrance of a house, particularly common in American architecture.

The meaning of STOOP is to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees. How to use stoop in a sentence.

STOOP definition: 1. to bend the top half of the body forward and down: 2. If someone stoops, their head and…. Learn more.

To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward. 3. a. To lower or debase oneself: I wouldn't stoop to such behavior. b. To descend from a superior social position; condescend: Would the prince stoop to have a meal with peasants? 4. To swoop down, as a bird in pursuing its prey. 1.

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Traditionally, in North American cities, the stoop served an important function as a spot for brief, incidental social encounters. Homemakers, children, and other household members would sit on the stoop outside their home to relax, and greet neighbors passing by.

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STOOP definition: to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position. See examples of stoop used in a sentence.

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Stoop definition: To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back.

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