coop
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.
to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often followed by up or in).
Slang. (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty.
Idioms about coop
fly the coop, Informal. to run off; depart abruptly; escape: We stopped to see my sister, but she'd flown the coop.
Origin of coop
1Other words from coop
- un·coop, verb (used with object)
Words that may be confused with coop
- coop , coopt
Other definitions for co-op (2 of 3)
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
to place in a cooperative arrangement, especially to convert (an apartment or building) to a cooperative.
(of a game, especially a video game) cooperative, requiring players to work together to achieve a common objective:co-op play modes;co-op multiplayer games.
Origin of co-op
2Other words from co-op
- co-op·er, noun
Words that may be confused with co-op
- co-op , co-opt
Other definitions for coop. (3 of 3)
cooperative.
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How to use coop in a sentence
The Dakota, a co-op residence on the Upper West Side, is historically known for its ghostly figures.
New York’s Scariest Night Out: The Ghosts, Rats, and Lunatics of ‘Nightmare New York’ | Justin Jones | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo Massachusetts state troopers joined the two FBI agents who went to went to see Todashev at an Orlando co-op on May 22.
How Local Police Missed a Chance to Stop Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 | Michael Daly | July 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTREI is, in fact, a cooperative owned by its members—much like, say, the Park Slope Food Co-Op, or a credit union, or a kibbutz.
REI CEO Sally Jewell Nominated for Interior Secretary Post | Daniel Gross | February 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEffectively, every co-op or condo development freezes that particular land use as if in amber.
But here's one that isn't: how do you redevelop a co-op or condo?
Then he crept up the stone stairs behind the drapery shop at the Co-op., and peeped in the reading-room.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence"Me a co-op," agreed Roger cheerfully, while the Ethels sat silently on the steps and thought about it.
Ethel Morton at Chautauqua | Mabell S. C. SmithA student, a co-op student called Dave Noel happened to be with me.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThen he crept up the stone stairs behind the drapery shop at the Co-op, and peeped in the reading-room.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceYour equity in your Center co-op can serve as down payment, easy three-generation terms, issue insurance.
The Real Hard Sell | William W Stuart
British Dictionary definitions for coop (1 of 4)
/ (kuːp) /
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
(tr; often foll by up or in) to confine in a restricted area
Origin of coop
1British Dictionary definitions for coop (2 of 4)
co-op
/ (ˈkəʊˌɒp) /
a cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society
British Dictionary definitions for coop (3 of 4)
a cooperative
British Dictionary definitions for coop. (4 of 4)
cooperative
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Other Idioms and Phrases with coop
see fly the coop.
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