What does stooped mean in slang?
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Asked by: Laurie Vagt
A stupid, foolish personA stupid, foolish person. An informal shortening of “stupid.” I can’t believe I mixed those up.
What is a stooped person?
If you’re stooped, you’re hunched or bent over. An elderly woman leaning over a walker might be described as stooped. Very old people and those with curved, bent shoulders and backs are stooped.
What is the meaning of little stooped?
with the the top half of the body bent forward and down: She is small and slightly stooped.
What does it mean to throw slang?
Cause someone to be confused or perplexed, disconcert someone, as in We didn’t let our worries throw us, or That unfavorable review threw her.
What is the synonym of stooped?
See also synonyms for: stooped / stooping. crouch. hunch. squat. bend.
What does stooping look like?
If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forward. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly. If you stoop, you bend your body forward and downward.
What does stoop shouldered mean?
Having a habitual stoop in the shoulders and back.
Why is it called a stoop?
stoop (n.) “raised open platform at the entrance of a house,” 1755, American and Canadian, from Dutch stoep “flight of steps, doorstep, threshold,” from Middle Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *stap- “step” (see step (v.)).
What kind of word is stoop?
As detailed above, ‘stoop’ can be a noun or a verb. Noun usage: The workers made a stoop in front of the door. Noun usage: The old man walked with a stoop. Verb usage: He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.
What does stoop mean Shakespeare?
kneel, submit, bow down
| stoop (v.) | Old form(s): Stoop’d , stoope, stoopt , stoupe |
|---|---|
| kneel, submit, bow down | Headword location(s) |
What does stoop to your level mean?
Definition of descend/sink/stoop to someone’s level
: to behave as badly as someone who has treated one wrongly Despite my opponent’s personal attacks against me, I refuse to stoop to his level.
What is a stoop on a house?
In American English, a stoop is a small staircase ending in a platform and leading to the entrance of an apartment building or other building.
Which of the following is an antonym of stoop?
What is the opposite of stoop?
| hinder | refuse |
|---|---|
| resist | protest |
| prevent | disallow |
| disobey | withhold |
| disagree | reject |
