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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 or in ).
verb (used without object)
- Slang. (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty.
coop.
2abbreviation for
- cooperative.
coop.
1abbreviation for
- cooperative
coop
2/ 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
3/ ˈəʊˌɒ /
noun
- a cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society
coop
4the internet domain name for
- a cooperative
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ǴDZ verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coop1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coop1
Idioms and Phrases
- fly the coop, Informal. to run off; depart abruptly; escape:
We stopped to see my sister, but she'd flown the coop.
More idioms and phrases containing coop
see fly the coop .Example Sentences
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.”
The woman hired to take care of it all — who had power of attorney over the property — had flown the coop, neighbors said, along with truckloads of goods.
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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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