The difference between Hug and Stoop
When used as nouns, hug means an affectionate close embrace, whereas stoop means the staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
When used as verbs, hug means to crouch, whereas stoop means to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hug and Stoop
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Hug as a noun:
An affectionate close embrace.
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Hug as a noun:
A particular grip in wrestling.
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Hug as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To crouch; huddle as with cold.
Examples:
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Hug as a verb (intransitive):
To cling closely together.
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Hug as a verb (transitive):
To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
Examples:
"Billy hugged Danny until he felt better."
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Hug as a verb (transitive):
To stay close to (the shore etc.)
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Hug as a verb (transitive, figurative):
To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
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Stoop as a noun (chiefly, Northeastern, _, US, chiefly, New York, also, Canada):
The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
Examples:
"synonyms: porch verandah"
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Stoop as a noun (US):
The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep.
Examples:
"synonyms: step doorstep"
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Stoop as a verb:
To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
Examples:
"He stooped to tie his shoe-laces."
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Stoop as a verb:
To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
Examples:
"Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?"
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Stoop as a verb:
Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
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Stoop as a verb (transitive):
To cause to incline downward; to slant.
Examples:
"to stoop a cask of liquor"
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Stoop as a verb (transitive):
To cause to submit; to prostrate.
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Stoop as a verb:
To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
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Stoop as a verb:
To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
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Stoop as a verb:
To degrade.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Stoop as a noun:
A stooping, bent position of the body
Examples:
"The old man walked with a stoop."
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Stoop as a noun:
An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.
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Stoop as a noun (dialect):
A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.
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Stoop as a noun:
A vessel for holding liquids; a flagon.