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coop
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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.]

coop 1
Noun
a cage or pen for poultry or small animals
Verb
coop up to confine in a restricted place [Latin cupa basket, cask]

coop 2 or co-op [koh-op]
Noun
Brit, Austral & NZ a cooperative society or a shop run by a cooperative society
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coopcoop - a farm building for housing poultry
farm building - a building on a farm
2.coopcoop - 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.
Translations
coop [kuːp] ngallinero
vt to coop up (fig) → encerrar

coop [kuːp] npoulailler m
vt to coop up (fig) → cloîtrer, enfermer

coop [kuːp] n (for rabbits) → Kaninchenstall m;
(for poultry) → Hühnerstall m
vt to coop up (fig) → einsperren

coop [kuːp] nstia
vt to coop up (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 우리, 새장 narvelis sprosts; murds sangkar hok hønsehus, (kanin)bur klatka capoeira coteţ клетка klietka kletka kokošinjac bur กรง; เล้า kümes 雞籠 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...禁閉起來 тримати замкненим چهوٹ‍ی سی جگ‍ہ می‍ں بند کردینا nhốt ...


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