Lean vs. Stoop — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lean and Stoop
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Lean
Be in or move into a sloping position
He leaned back in his chair
Stoop
To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
Had to stoop in order to fit into the cave.
Lean
A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination
The vehicle has a definite lean to the left
Stoop
To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
Lean
The lean part of meat
The man who eats no fat and the wife who eats no lean
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Stoop
To lower or debase oneself
I wouldn't stoop to such behavior.
Lean
(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat
His lean, muscular body
Stoop
To descend from a superior social position; condescend
Would the prince stoop to have a meal with peasants?.
Lean
Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre
The lean winter months
Keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years
Stoop
To swoop down, as a bird in pursuing its prey.
Lean
(of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air
Lean air-to-fuel ratios
Stoop
To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
Lean
To bend or slant away from the vertical.
Stoop
To debase; humble
Stooped himself to such disgraceful acts.
Lean
To incline the weight of the body so as to be supported
Leaning against the doorpost.
Stoop
The act of stooping.
Lean
To rely for assistance or support
Lean on me for help.
Stoop
A forward bending of the head and upper back, especially when habitual
Walked with a stoop.
Lean
To have a tendency or preference
A government that leans toward fascism.
Stoop
An act of self-abasement or condescension.
Lean
(Informal) To exert pressure
The boss is leaning on us to meet the deadline.
Stoop
A descent, as of a bird of prey.
Lean
To set or place so as to be resting or supported
Leaned the ladder against the wall.
Stoop
A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.
Lean
To cause to incline
Leaned the boards so the rain would run off.
Stoop
Variant of stoup.
Lean
A tilt or an inclination away from the vertical.
Stoop
A stooping, bent position of the body.
The old man walked with a stoop.
Lean
Meat with little or no fat.
Stoop
An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.
Lean
Not fleshy or fat; thin.
Stoop
A vessel for holding liquids; like a flagon but without the spout.
Lean
Containing little fat or less fat relative to a standard
Lean hamburger.
Stoop
The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
Lean
Not productive or prosperous; meager
Lean years.
Stoop
(US) The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep.
Lean
Containing little excess or waste; spare
A lean budget.
Stoop
(dialect) A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.
Lean
Thrifty in management, especially by employing just enough people to accomplish a task or do business
"Company leaders know their industries must be lean to survive" (Christian Science Monitor).
Stoop
To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.
Lean
(Metallurgy) Low in mineral contents
Lean ore.
Stoop
To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?
Lean
(Chemistry) Lacking in combustible material
Lean fuel.
Stoop
(intransitive) Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
Lean
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
A leaning column
She leaned out of the window.
Stoop
(transitive) To cause to incline downward; to slant.
To stoop a cask of liquor
Lean
(copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
I’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election.
The Hispanic vote leans Democratic.
Stoop
(transitive) To cause to submit; to prostrate.
Lean
Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
Stoop
To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
Lean
To hang outwards.
Stoop
To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
Lean
To press against.
Stoop
Originally, a covered porch with seats, at a house door; the Dutch stoep as introduced by the Dutch into New York. Afterward, an out-of-door flight of stairs of from seven to fourteen steps, with platform and parapets, leading to an entrance door some distance above the street; the French perron. Hence, any porch, platform, entrance stairway, or small veranda, at a house door.
Lean
To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
Stoop
A vessel of liquor; a flagon.
Fetch me a stoop of liquor.
Lean
To conceal.
Stoop
A post fixed in the earth.
Lean
(of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy.
Stoop
The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders.
Lean
(uncountable) Meat with no fat on it.
Stoop
Descent, as from dignity or superiority; condescension; an act or position of humiliation.
Can any loyal subject seeWith patience such a stoop from sovereignty?
Lean
An organism that is lean in stature.
Stoop
The fall of a bird on its prey; a swoop.
Lean
A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, especially popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.
Stoop
To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a bent position.
Lean
(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
Stoop
To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
Mighty in her ships stood Carthage long, . . . Yet stooped to Rome, less wealthy, but more strong.
These are arts, my prince,In which your Zama does not stoop to Rome.
Lean
(of meat) Having little fat.
Lean steak cuts
Stoop
To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it multiplieth riches exceedingly.
Lean
Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
A lean budget
A lean harvest
Stoop
To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to souse; to swoop.
The bird of Jove, stooped from his aëry tour,Two birds of gayest plume before him drove.
Lean
Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
A lean ore hardly worth mining.
Running on too lean a fuel-air mixture will cause, among other problems, your internal combustion engine to heat up too much.
Stoop
To sink when on the wing; to alight.
And stoop with closing pinions from above.
Cowering lowWith blandishment, each bird stooped on his wing.
Lean
Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
Lean copy, matter, or type
Stoop
To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body.
Lean
(business) Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing".
Lean management
Lean manufacturing
Alcoa is now a lean and agile enterprise, after having split last year into two entities.
Stoop
To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor.
Lean
To conceal.
Stoop
To cause to submit; to prostrate.
Many of those whose states so tempt thine earsAre stooped by death; and many left alive.
Lean
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column.
Stoop
To degrade.
Lean
To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; - with to, toward, etc.
They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
Stoop
An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
Lean
To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; - with on, upon, or against.
He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
Stoop
Basin for holy water
Lean
To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
His fainting limbs against an oak he leant.
Stoop
Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
Lean
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
Stoop
Bend one's back forward from the waist on down;
He crouched down
She bowed before the Queen
The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
Lean
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; - used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
Their lean and flashy songs.
What the land is, whether it be fat or lean.
Out of my lean and low abilityI'll lend you something.
Stoop
Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way;
I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
Lean
Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; - opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
Stoop
Descend swiftly, as if on prey;
The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
Lean
That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat.
The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy.
Stoop
Sag, bend, bend over or down;
The rocks stooped down over the hiking path
Lean
Unremunerative copy or work.
Stoop
Carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward;
The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane
Lean
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;
The tower had a pronounced tilt
The ship developed a list to starboard
He walked with a heavy inclination to the right
Lean
To incline or bend from a vertical position;
She leaned over the banister
Lean
Cause to lean or incline;
He leaned his rifle against the wall
Lean
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
These dresses run small
He inclined to corpulence
Lean
Rely on for support;
We can lean on this man
Lean
Cause to lean to the side;
Erosion listed the old tree
Lean
Lacking excess flesh;
You can't be too rich or too thin
Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look
Lean
Lacking in mineral content or combustible material;
Lean ore
Lean fuel
Lean
Containing little excess;
A lean budget
A skimpy allowance
Lean
Low in mineral content;
A lean ore
Lean
Not profitable or prosperous;
A lean year
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