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co-op

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

a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.

verb (used with object), co-oped or co-opped, co-op·ing or co-op·ping.

to place in a cooperative arrangement, especially to convert (an apartment or building) to a cooperative.

adjective

(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.

Idioms

    go co-op, to convert to a cooperative: Our apartment building is going co-op.

Origin of co-op

First recorded in 1860–65; shortened form
Related formsco-op·er, noun
Can be confusedco-op coop co-opt coupe

coop

[koop, koo p]

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.

Idioms

    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

1250–1300; Middle English coupe basket, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kaup wooden can; akin to Old English cȳpa basket
Related formsun·coop, verb (used with object)
Can be confusedco-op coop co-opt coupe.
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Related Words for cooped

hutch, corral, mew, pound, cage, enclosure, birdcage, intern, keep, pen, trap, lock-up, detain, enclose, impound, imprison, incarcerate

Examples from the Web for cooped

Historical Examples of cooped

  • There's fighting to be done, and me cooped up here like a sick hen.

    Slaves of Mercury

    Nat Schachner

  • Cooped in their transparent cell, the crew of the submarine Peary waited the end.

    Under Arctic Ice

    H.G. Winter

  • He's been here a couple of weeks now, cooped up in the big house.

    The Vagrant Duke

    George Gibbs

  • If they want to shoot, the birds are cooped up in a cover, and only let fly when they're ready.

    Lord Kilgobbin

    Charles Lever

  • These two women, cooped up in this house, wanted excitement.

British Dictionary definitions for cooped

coop

1

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

Word Origin for coop

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

coop

2

co-op

noun

a cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society

coop

3

the internet domain name for

a cooperative
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Word Origin and History for cooped

coop

n.

"small cage for poultry," mid-14c., from Old English cype, cypa "basket, cask," akin to Middle Dutch kupe, Swedish kupa, and all probably from Latin cupa "tub, cask," from PIE *keup- "hollow mound" (see cup (n.)).

co-op

n.

1861, abbreviation of cooperative. The hyphen is needed to avoid confusion with coop (n.).

coop

v.

1560s, from coop (n.). Related: Cooped; cooping.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with cooped

coop

see fly the coop.

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