stoop † [< Am.E < Du. stoep a small porch with benches] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n.
a porch or veranda, nowadays especially one at the back door, often unroofed.
See also: front stoop long stoop back stoop
2 n.
a platform, usually by the back door of a house, erected to enable a person to reach a clothes line.