A stirrup is a metal loop supporting the foot, fastened to a saddle on a riding animal.

Stirrup may also refer to:

  • Baseball stirrups, a type of socks worn by baseball players
  • the braces supporting the lithotomy position utilised in medical examinations such as a pelvic exam
  • A clamp (tool) or support in the shape of a stirrup
  • Rebar bent in a loop and used to reinforce concrete
  • The stapes, a bone of the ear resembling a stirrup
  • Stirrup pants, a form of leggings with a strap beneath the arch of the foot

See also

  • Jock Stirrup, nickname of Britain's Air Chief Marshal Sir Graham Eric Stirrup
  • Frank Stirrup, English rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s
  • Stirrup cup
  • Stirrup jar, a two-handled amphora whose opposing handles connect the aperture to the sides of the vessel
  • Stirrup shell, a species of bivalve
  • Stirrup spout vessel, a type of ceramic vessel used by indigenous cultures of South America
  • Stir-up Sunday, in religion
  • Stir (disambiguation)