poop (redirected from pooped out)

poop ¹  (pp)

n.

1. An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship.

2. A poop deck.

tr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops

1. To break over the stern of (a ship).

2. To take (a wave) over the stern.

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[Middle English poupe, from Old French, from Latin puppis.]

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poop ²  (pp)

tr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops Slang

To cause to become fatigued; tire: "Many people stop here, pooped by the short, steep climb" (Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks).

Phrasal Verb:

poop out Slang

1. To quit because of exhaustion: poop out of a race.

2. To decide not to participate, especially at the last moment.

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[Origin unknown.]

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poop ³  (pp)

n. Slang

Inside information: She gave me all the poop on the company party.

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[Origin unknown .]

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poop ⁴  (pp)

n. Slang

A person regarded as very disagreeable.

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[Perhaps short for nincompoop.]

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poop ⁵  (pp) Slang

n.

Excrement.

intr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops

To defecate.

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[Possibly from obsolete poop, to break wind, from Middle English poupen, to blow a horn, toot, of imitative origin.]

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poop

Noun

Naut a raised part at the back of a sailing ship [Latin puppis]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	poop - obscene terms for feces               crap, shit, shite, turd, dirt dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
	2.	poop - a stupid foolish person nincompoop, ninny simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	3.	poop - slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" low-down, the skinny, dope details, inside information - true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details"
	4.	poop - the rear part of a ship               after part, stern, tail, quarter escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost