coop

[ koop, koop ]
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noun
  1. an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.

  2. any small or narrow place.

  1. Slang. a prison.

  2. Sometimes Facetious. a cooperative, especially the cooperative bookstore of a college or university.

verb (used with object)
  1. to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often followed by up or in).

verb (used without object)
  1. Slang. (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty.

Idioms about coop

  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English coupe “basket,” perhaps from Scandinavian or ultimately from Latin cūpa “cask, tub” (see cup ); cognate with Norwegian kaup “wooden can,” Old English cȳpa “basket”

Other words from coop

  • un·coop, verb (used with object)

Words that may be confused with coop

Other definitions for co-op (2 of 3)

co-op
[ noun, adverb koh-op; verb koh-op, koh-op ]

noun
  1. a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.

verb (used with object),co-oped or co-opped, co-op·ing or co-op·ping.
  1. to place in a cooperative arrangement, especially to convert (an apartment or building) to a cooperative.

adjective
  1. (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

2
First recorded in 1860–65; shortened form

Other words from co-op

  • co-op·er, noun

Words that may be confused with co-op

Other definitions for coop. (3 of 3)

coop.

abbreviation
  1. cooperative.

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How to use coop in a sentence

  • 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. Smith
  • A 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 Kennedy
  • 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
  • Your 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)

coop1

/ (kuːp) /


noun
  1. a cage or small enclosure for poultry or small animals

  2. a small narrow place of confinement, esp a prison cell

  1. a wicker basket for catching fish

verb
  1. (tr; often foll by up or in) to confine in a restricted area

Origin of coop

1
C15: probably from Middle Low German kūpe basket, tub; related to Latin cūpa cask, vat

British Dictionary definitions for coop (2 of 4)

coop2

co-op

/ (ˈkəʊˌɒp) /


noun
  1. a cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society

British Dictionary definitions for coop (3 of 4)

coop3

the internet domain name for
  1. a cooperative

British Dictionary definitions for coop. (4 of 4)

coop.

abbreviation for
  1. cooperative

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Other Idioms and Phrases with coop

coop

see fly the coop.

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