Stoop

[Sarah]

Originally, a covered porch with seats, at a house door; theDutch stoep as introduced by the Dutch into New York. Afterward, anout-of-door flight of stairs of from seven to fourteen steps, withplatform and parapets, leading to an entrance door some distanceabove the street; the French perron. Hence, any porch, platform,entrance stairway, or small veranda, at a house door. [U. S.]

[Jason Yan]

Stoop may refer to:Stoop (surname)
Stoop (architecture), a small staircase leading to the entrance of a building
Partial squatting, but with unhealthy bending at the waist and little or no bending of the knees.
the high-speed attack dive of a bird of prey
Twickenham Stoop, also known simply as The Stoop, a rugby stadium in London named after Adrian Stoop
The Stoop (album), a music album by Little Jackie
Stevenage Outer Orbital Path (STOOP)