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

Other Word Forms of Coop

Noun

Singular:
coop
Plural:
coops

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

  • From cooperative, by shortening.

    From Wiktionary

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