poop2
- to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust: Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.
- poop out,
- to cease from or fail in something, as from fear or exhaustion: When the time for action came, they all pooped out and went home instead.
- to break down; stop functioning: The heater has pooped out again.
Origin of poop2
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- a raised structure at the stern of a vessel, esp a sailing ship
- See poop deck
- (tr) (of a wave or sea) to break over the stern of (a vessel)
- (intr) (of a vessel) to ship a wave or sea over the stern, esp repeatedly
Word Origin
poop2
- (tr; usually passive) to cause to become exhausted; tirehe was pooped after the race
- (intr usually foll by out) to give up or fail, esp through tirednesshe pooped out of the race
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poop3
- US and Canadian slang
- information; the facts
- (as modifier)a poop sheet
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poop4
- to defecate
- faeces; excrement
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Word Origin and History for poop out
poop
n.1
"stern deck of a ship," c.1400, from Middle French poupe "stern of a ship" (14c.), from Old Provençal or Italian poppa, from Latin puppis "poop, stern," of uncertain origin. Poop deck attested by 1779.
poop
n.2
"excrement," 1744, a children's euphemism, probably of imitative origin. The verb in this sense is from 1903. Cf. the same word in the sense "to break wind softly," attested from 1721, earlier "to make a short blast on a horn" (late 14c.). Meaning "stupid or dull person" is from 1915. Pooper-scooper attested from 1970.
poop
n.3
"up-to-date information," 1941, in poop sheet, U.S. Army slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from poop (n.2).
poop
v.
"become tired," 1931, of unknown origin (see pooped). Related: Pooping.
Idioms and Phrases with poop out
poop out
1
Tire out, exhaust, as in I ran about ten miles, but then I was too pooped out to go on.
2
Quit, decide not to participate, especially at the last minute. For example, We had about twenty signed up for the seminar, but then half of them pooped out. [Slang; late 1800s]