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View usage for: Definition a cage or pen for poultry or small animals Behind the house, the pair set up a chicken coop. phrasal verbSee coop someone upAdditional synonymsDefinition an enclosure made of bars or wires, for keeping birds or animals in I hate to see animals being kept in cages. Synonyms enclosure, pen, coop, hutch, pound, corral (US) Definition an enclosure for cattle or horses As we neared the corral, the horses pranced and whinnied. Synonyms enclosure, yard, pen, confine, coop, foldDefinition an area of land enclosed by a fence, wall, or hedge This enclosure was so vast that the outermost wall could hardly be seen. Synonyms compound, yard, pen, fold, ring, paddock, pound, coop, sty, stockade - cookery
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(kuːp) Word forms: plural coops1. countable nounA coop is a cage where you keep small animals or birds such as chickens and rabbits. Synonyms: pen, pound, box, cage More Synonyms of coop coop in British English 1 (kuːp) noun1. 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 verb4. (tr; often foll by up or in) to confine in a restricted area Word origin C15: probably from Middle Low German kūpe basket, tub; related to Latin cūpa cask, vat coop in British English 2 or co-op (ˈkəʊˌɒp) nouna cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society coop in British English 3 the internet domain name fora cooperative cooperative in British English or co-operative (kəʊˈɒpərətɪv, -ˈɒprə-) adjective1. willing to cooperate; helpful 2. acting in conjunction with others; cooperating 3. a. (of an enterprise, farm, etc) owned collectively and managed for joint economic benefit b. (of an economy or economic activity) based on collective ownership and cooperative use of the means of production and distribution noun4. a cooperative organization 5. US a block of flats belonging to a corporation in which shares are owned in proportion to the relative value of the flat occupied Sometimes shortened to: coop. Compare condominium (sense 3) (kup) noun1. a small cage, pen, or building as for poultry 2. a. any place of confinement verb transitive3. to confine as in a coop usually with up verb intransitive US4. Slang to sleep while on duty said of a police officer Word origin ME coupe, akin to MDu, MLowG kupe, OHG kuofa < L cupa, tub, cask < IE * keup-, hollow, mound: for IE base see coomb More idioms containingcoop fly the coop Examples of 'coop' in a sentencecoop Word lists withcoop internet |