1
: a cage or small enclosure (as for poultry)
also
: a small building for housing poultry
2
a
: a confined area
b
: jail
cooped; cooping; coops
1
: to confine in a restricted and often crowded area
—usually used with up
children cooped up in the house all day
2
: to place or keep in a coop : pen
—often used with up
Examples of coop in a Sentence
Noun (1)
was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace
a chicken coop
Verb
restless kids cooped up in the house on a rainy day
Recent Examples on the Web
G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There is vegetation growing on its outskirts, with chickens in coops on the sides of roads, paintings for sale in windows and on some streets, shops are exclusively for artists.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 May 2020
There’s something about being cooped up that calls for an abundance of comfort food, and nothing compares to a big bowl of cheesy baked ziti, lemony fusilli, or soupy ramen.
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2020
Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 May 2025
On top of 17 story levels with over 10 minutes of footage from the film and co-op missions, there was a multiplayer duel mode that remains a fan-favorite.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 5 May 2025
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Noun
Remedy’s decision to make a coop FPS game that respects your time is good news for everyone.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There is vegetation growing on its outskirts, with chickens in coops on the sides of roads, paintings for sale in windows and on some streets, shops are exclusively for artists.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Three relative strangers cooped up underground indefinitely to avoid an unseen danger, who don't entirely trust each other?
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 May 2020
There’s something about being cooped up that calls for an abundance of comfort food, and nothing compares to a big bowl of cheesy baked ziti, lemony fusilli, or soupy ramen.
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2020
Noun
Brokers say that buyers, many of them from Manhattan, have been flooding the Brooklyn Heights–Boerum Hill–Cobble Hill–Carroll Gardens area, and a lot of them, unlike those in the market for condos and co-ops, are often willing to take on renovations.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 May 2025
On top of 17 story levels with over 10 minutes of footage from the film and co-op missions, there was a multiplayer duel mode that remains a fan-favorite.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 5 May 2025
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coop. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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coop
2 of 3 verb
: to place or keep in or as if in a coop
co-op
3 of 3 nounˈkō-ˌäp,
kō-ˈäp
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