Stoop may refer to:
- Adrian Stoop (1883–1957), English rugby union player and administrator
- Georgie Stoop (born 1988), English professional tennis player
- Stoop (architecture), a small staircase leading to the entrance of a building
- a mild form of kyphosis
- the high-speed attack dive of a bird of prey (most usually a hawk, eagle, falcon or owl)
- 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)
Famous quotes containing the word stoop:
“They stoop to fate,
And must give up their murmuring breath,
When they, pale captives, creep to death.”
—James Shirley (1596–1666)
“To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.”
—Katharine Hepburn (b. 1909)
“Mortals that would follow me,
Love vertue, she alone is free,
She can teach ye how to clime
Higher than the Spheary chime;
Or if Vertue feeble were,
Heav’n it self would stoop to her.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)