coop

noun \ ˈküp , ˈku̇p \

Updated on: 26 Apr 2018

Definition of coop

1 : a cage or small enclosure (as for poultry); also : a small building for housing poultry

2 a : a confined area

b : jail

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Examples of coop in a Sentence

like many of the city's hookers, she was back in the coop within a week of her release

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Volusia County sheriff's deputies say Jiminez broke onto University High grounds around 1 a.m. Saturday, entered a chicken coop and bit the head off a chicken, The Daytona News-Journal reported.

— howard cohen, miamiherald, "Florida high school student bites head off a live chicken | Miami Herald," 4 Apr. 2018
The chicken’s head was discovered inside of a chicken coop that was used during a farm-to-table event on Saturday.

— michael williams, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Volusia teen faces felony after biting head off chicken, deputies say," 3 Apr. 2018
Lay the Groundwork Brooke sprinkled the Hanley Gold gravel with diatomaceous earth, a natural powder that keeps the coop dry and pest-free.

— natalie schumann, Country Living, "This Couple Built the Chicken Coop of Our Dreams and It's So Charming," 9 Mar. 2018
Grab a copy to learn all about raising chickens and building a coop of your own.

— Southern Living, "Joanna Gaines' Tip for the Best Eggs Ever," 21 Feb. 2018
Players begin with a coop of roosters, and then each player gets a handful of action cards to battle the other roosters.

— anne nickoloff, cleveland.com, "Ohio-made board game 'Oh Cluck!' begins Kickstarter campaign today," 25 Jan. 2018
The coop provision may be the exception rather than the rule for future changes to the GOP tax law, because members of both parties representing agricultural states were eager for quick action.

— richard rubin, WSJ, "Congress Reaches Deal to Fix Tax Overhaul’s ’Grain Glitch’," 21 Mar. 2018
Although A Bird Haven is flying the coop, Our Feathered Friends will carry on under the new ownership of its longtime store managers, Rafael and Alison Hernandez.

— pam kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Escondido bird shop flying the coop after 40 years," 16 Mar. 2018
Follow Brooke's tips below to build your own coop that's just like the Giannettis'.

— natalie schumann, Country Living, "This Couple Built the Chicken Coop of Our Dreams and It's So Charming," 9 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of coop

Middle English cupe; akin to Old English cȳpe basket

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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coop Synonyms

Synonyms

cage, corral, hutch, pen, pound;

Related Words

kennel, run;

stockade;

cote, dovecote (also dovecot), henhouse;

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

coop

verb

Definition of coop

transitive verb

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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About 20 thoroughbreds were cooped up in stalls, standing on fresh wood shavings, unable to train properly because the track had been locked up for days.

— jeff seidel, Detroit Free Press, "Hazel Park Raceway closure causes ripple: 'You don't do people like this'," 15 Apr. 2018
The one for her single Dancing shows Minogue cooped up in a run-down motel room, fantasizing about boot-scootin’ with a cowboy at a bar.

— bob doerschuk, USA TODAY, "Kylie Minogue embraces Nashville's influence on 'authentic' new album," 10 Apr. 2018
Many patients in the cardiac intensive care unit are conscious and have been cooped up for weeks.

— liz kowalczyk, BostonGlobe.com, "In ICUs, a furry friend to comfort patients," 15 Mar. 2018
And that was part of it, being cooped up with some people in a little metal box for hundreds or sometimes thousands of miles.

— jake woolf, GQ, "Why Shia LaBeouf, Nastja Rönkkö, and Luke Turner Hitchhiked Across America," 2 Mar. 2018
By now your kids — and you – have been cooped up inside the house long enough.

— kirby adams, The Courier-Journal, "Get your kids out of the house - and active - this weekend at SportsFest," 2 Jan. 2018
Not dressed for red carpets or cooped up in hotels, but getting to roam around outdoors.

— steven klein, Vogue, "How Alicia Vikander Transformed Into Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft," 8 Feb. 2018
In the movie, there's a scene where Don Cheadle comes over to find Sandler cooped up playing Shadow of the Colossus, and asks him to teach him how to play.

— joshua rivera, GQ, "Shadow of the Colossus Review: Should You Buy Video Game Remakes?," 6 Feb. 2018
There is altitude, a plane ride between games and, because of often snowy conditions, the likelihood players will be cooped up inside a hotel for most of the hours before a game.

— andrew greif, OregonLive.com, "Is this the weekend Oregon State women fix Pac-12 road woes?," 25 Jan. 2018

First Known Use of coop

1583

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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co-op

noun \ ˈkō-ˌäp , kō-ˈäp \

Definition of co-op

: cooperative

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First Known Use of co-op

1861

in the meaning defined above

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COOP Defined for English Language Learners

coop

noun

Definition of coop for English Language Learners

: a cage or small building in which chickens or other small animals are kept

co-op

noun

Definition of co-op for English Language Learners

: a business or organization that is owned and operated by the people who work there or the people who use its services

COOP Defined for Kids

coop

noun \ ˈküp , ˈku̇p \

Definition of coop for Students

: a cage or small building for keeping poultry

coop

verb

Definition of coop for Students

cooped; cooping

: to restrict to a small space

The dog was cooped up in a cage.

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