plural coops
1
: a cage or small enclosure (as for chickens, ducks, or other fowl)
also
: a small building for housing poultry see also chicken coop
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
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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, 6 May 2026
Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 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
Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
There's also an optional co-op mode, which allows two players to split the controls of the Arwing starfighter and other vehicles; one person pilots them while the other shoots at enemies.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 May 2026
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Noun
Your local university coop extension service (find yours here) is a great starting place to learn about local wildlife issues.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 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
The district also decided to split the girls wrestling co-op team into an independent program at Andrew High School, with a cooperative team at Sandburg and Stagg high schools that cannot compete at the state tournament, Nolting said.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
There's also an optional co-op mode, which allows two players to split the controls of the Arwing starfighter and other vehicles; one person pilots them while the other shoots at enemies.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 May 2026
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coop. Accessed 14 May. 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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