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
Synonyms of coop
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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
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
The more than 15-acre property includes a chicken coop, a corncrib barn, a workshop, a garden, and dirt bike trails.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 19 May 2020
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
Katie McDonough, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
This co-op multiplayer experience will support the entire campaign and optional gameplay modifiers that aim to make replays more enticing and challenging.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
If possible, collect some samples and take photos, then contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for positive identification.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
The more than 15-acre property includes a chicken coop, a corncrib barn, a workshop, a garden, and dirt bike trails.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
Instead of battling for an all-star berth in his final Little League season or attending Don Mattingly Bobblehead Night at Yankee Stadium, he’s been forced to spend the spring cooped up in a neighborhood where ambulance sirens have wailed nonstop.
—Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 19 May 2020
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
Noun
Another two-bedroom co-op, which also happens to be within winking distance of one of the best coffee shops in the neighborhood.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
This co-op multiplayer experience will support the entire campaign and optional gameplay modifiers that aim to make replays more enticing and challenging.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coop. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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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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