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coop  (kp)
n.
1. An enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals.
2. Slang
a. An uncomfortably confined space.
b. A prison.
v. cooped, coop·ing, coops
v.tr.
To confine in or as if in a coop. Often used with up. See Synonyms at enclose.
v.intr. Informal
To sleep or shirk in a parked patrol car while on duty. Used of a police officer.
Idiom:
fly/blow the coop
To make a getaway; escape.

[Middle English coupe, possibly from Middle Dutch kpe, basket, tub, from Germanic *kpn, possibly from Latin cpa, cask.]

coop1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a cage or small enclosure for poultry or small animals
2. a small narrow place of confinement, esp a prison cell
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) a wicker basket for catching fish
vb
(tr; often foll by up or in) to confine in a restricted area
[probably from Middle Low German kūpe basket, tub; related to Latin cūpa cask, vat]

coop2, co-op [ˈkəʊˌɒp]
n
(Business / Commerce) a cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society

coop3
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
an Internet domain name for a cooperative
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coop - a farm building for housing poultrycoop - a farm building for housing poultry
farm building - a building on a farm
2.coop - an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be keptcoop - an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
birdcage - a cage in which a bird can be kept
enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
hutch - a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
squirrel cage - cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it

coop
noun pen, pound, box, cage, enclosure, hutch, corral (chiefly U.S. & Canad.) Behind the house, the pair set up a chicken coop.
coop someone up confine, imprison, shut up, impound, pound, pen, cage, immure He was cooped up in a cell with ten other inmates.
Translations
coop [kuːp] Ngallinero m
coop up VT + ADVencerrar

coop [ˈkuːp]
n (for chickens, hens)poulailler m
to fly the coop → se faire la malle
coop up
vtcloîtrer, enfermer

coop
n (also hen coop)Hühnerstall m; to fly the coop (fig inf)sich aus dem Staub machen (inf)

coop [kuːp] nstia
coop up vt + adv (fig) → rinchiudere

coop
n coop [kuːp]
a box or cage for keeping fowls or small animals in a chicken-coop. fuik, hok حَظيره، قُن кафез klec, kurník bur der Hühnerkorb κλούβα, κοτέτσι gallinero, jaula kuut قفس؛ مرغدان häkki cage, poulailler לוּל दरबा, झाबा zatvoriti, zatočiti (tyúk)ketrec sangkar búr, stía stia (鶏) 小屋 동우리 narvelis sprosts; murds sangkar hok hønsehus, (kanin)bur klatka capoeira coteţ клетка klietka kletka kokošinjac bur กรง; เล้า kümes 關家禽的箱子或籠子 курник; клітка для птиці ڈرب‍ہ، ٹ‍اپا cái lồng
coop up
to shut into a small place We've been cooped up in this tiny room for hours. ingehok يُحبَس في مكان ضَيِّق наблъсквам stěsnat, vmáčknout indespærre einpferchen στριμώχνω, κλείνω σε μικρό μέρος enjaular, encerrar pugerikku sulgema محبوس کردن teljetä claquemurer לִכְלוֹא स्वतंत्रता सीमित करना zatvoriti, zbiti beszorít vkit mengurung loka inni stipare 閉じ込める 가두다 laikyti uždarius iesprostot; turēt ieslodzījumā terkurung opsluiten sperre/stenge inne, være sperret/stengt inne zamykać engaiolar a în­chide держать взаперти napchať zapreti stesniti stänga (bura) in ขังอยู่ในที่คับแคบ kapamak, hapsetmek 把...拘禁 тримати замкненим چهوٹ‍ی سی جگ‍ہ می‍ں بند کردینا nhốt ...


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