Coop Definition
ko͝op
cooped, coops
noun
coops
A small cage, pen, or building as for poultry.
Webster's New World
A cramped or uncomfortably confined space.
American Heritage
Any place of confinement.
Webster's New World
A jail.
Webster's New World
(slang) Jail.
Wiktionary
verb
cooped, coops
To confine as in a coop.
Webster's New World
To confine in a small or cramped space. Often used with up:
Was cooped up in the cabin during the storm.
American Heritage
To keep in a coop.
Wiktionary
idiom
fly
- To make a getaway; escape.
American Heritage
fly the coop
- to escape, as from a jail
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Coop
Origin of Coop
Middle English coupe possibly from Middle Dutch kūpe basket, tub from Germanic kūpōn possibly from Latin cūpa cask
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English cupe, from Old English cȳpe (“basket, cask”)
From Wiktionary
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From cooperative, by shortening.
From Wiktionary
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