noun🔗ShareA ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding."The horse's stirrup was too high for the little girl to reach while trying to mount. "utensilwearanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc."The painter used a small metal stirrup attached to the ladder to hold his paint bucket. "itemdevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA stapes."The doctor said my stirrup, a tiny bone in my ear, wasn't vibrating properly, which was causing my hearing loss. "anatomyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope."The farmer used the stirrup to secure the footrope to his work horse's yard. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareReferring to women's pants, a form of trousers commonly worn by women that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot."My sister wore stirrup pants to the farmers' market. "wearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
