coop

¹

[ koop, koop ]

noun

1. an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
2. any small or narrow place.
3. Slang. a prison.
4. Sometimes Facetious. a cooperative, especially the cooperative bookstore of a college or university.

verb (used with object)

1. to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often followed by up or in ).

verb (used without object)

1. Slang. (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty.

coop.

²

or co-op

abbreviation for

1. cooperative.

coop

¹

/ kuːp /

noun

1. a cage or small enclosure for poultry or small animals
2. a small narrow place of confinement, esp a prison cell
3. a wicker basket for catching fish

verb

1. tr; often foll by up or in to confine in a restricted area

coop.

²

abbreviation for

1. cooperative

coop

³

/ ˈkəʊˌɒp /

noun

1. a cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society

coop

⁴

the internet domain name for

1. a cooperative

Other Words From

• un·coop verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of coop¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English coupe “basket,” perhaps from Scandinavian or ultimately from Latin cūpa “cask, tub” ( cup ( def ) ); cognate with Norwegian kaup “wooden can,” Old English cȳpa “basket”

Word History and Origins

Origin of coop¹

C15: probably from Middle Low German kūpe basket, tub; related to Latin cūpa cask, vat

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. fly the coop, Informal. to run off; depart abruptly; escape:

   We stopped to see my sister, but she'd flown the coop.

More idioms and phrases containing coop

see fly the coop .

Example Sentences

Nearly every city dweller with or without a backyard chicken coop dreams of more space.

From Salon

Instead, they went into hiding in a small farm town in the Netherlands, Zeilberg, where they lived out the war in a chicken coop.

From New York Times

The May 6 chase began after Porter was found passed out in a chicken coop, police have said.

From Seattle Times

Born Jan. 5, 1938, in Wausau, Wisconsin, Otto grew up in poverty, even living for a while in a chicken coop with his family.

From Seattle Times

“But the fact of the matter is, leaving the fox to guard the chicken coop has left Big Tech fat and greedy, because they have prioritized cash over our kids,” the senator said.

From Seattle Times