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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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."

2. 2
   small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

stoopstoop

Example

More examples

"Jonas walked up to the stoep, rang the bell, then ran away."

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans stoep, from Dutch stoep, from Middle Dutch stoep. Doublet of stoop.

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