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coop
1[koop, koop]
noun
an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
any small or narrow place.
Slang.a prison.
Sometimes Facetious.a cooperative, especially the cooperative bookstore of a college or university.
verb (used with object)
to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often followed by up orin ).
verb (used without object)
Slang.(of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty.
coop.
2abbreviation
cooperative.
coop
1/ ː /
noun
a cage or small enclosure for poultry or small animals
a small narrow place of confinement, esp a prison cell
a wicker basket for catching fish
verb
(tr; often foll by up or in) to confine in a restricted area
coop
2/ ˈəʊˌɒ /
noun
a cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society
coop
3abbreviation
a cooperative
coop.
4abbreviation
cooperative
Other 51Թ Forms
- uncoop verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coop1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coop1
Idioms and Phrases
fly the coop, to run off; depart abruptly; escape.
We stopped to see my sister, but she'd flown the coop.
Example Sentences
Though set up like a “chicken coop,” Sarinana said, the women inside formed a supportive community.
Electric fencing can be installed around chicken coops and enclosures.
If you, like me, are a connoisseur of ridiculous how-to TV, said pastime fits the profile of a woman of means with a backyard chicken coop and a Viking range.
He emigrated to Israel with his family at the age of 13 and went on to help found Kibbutz Kissufim, where he worked in the chicken coop and eyewear factory.
When Davis pulled up, “there was nothing left but the chicken coop.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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