/stuːp/
OriginBorrowed from Afrikaans stoep, from Dutch stoep, from Middle Dutch stoep. Doublet of stoop.
- A raised veranda in front of a house.
“To my surprise there was a house close beside me, a fairly large house with a broad stoep and many windows.”
“On the stoep an old man was moving about on hands and knees with red polish and brushes and dirty cloths.”
“Why should the Police want us to spend nights hiding on other people's stoeps and beg in the streets and make a nuisance of ourselves?”
Formsstoeps(plural)