coop
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈküp 
ˈku̇p
ˈku̇p 1
: a cage or small enclosure (as for poultry)
also : a small building for housing poultry
2
a
: a confined area
b
: jail
coop
2 of 3verb
cooped; cooping; coops
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
co-op
3 of 3noun (2)
ˈkō-ˌäp
kō-ˈäp
: cooperative
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- bastille
- big house [slang]
- bridewell
- brig
- calaboose
- can
- clink [slang]
- cooler
- guardroom
- hock
- hold
- hoosegow
- jail
- jailhouse
- joint [slang]
- jug
- lockup
- nick [British slang]
- pen
- penitentiary
- pokey [slang]
- prison
- quod [British slang]
- slam
- slammer
- stir [slang]
- stockade
- tolbooth [Scottish]
Verb
- box (in)
- cage
- closet
- corral
- encage
- encase
- enclose
- inclose
- envelop
- fence (in)
- hedge
- hem (in)
- house
- immure
- include
- mew (up)
- pen
- wall (in)
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Gary Shteyngart, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022 Hatlestad credits the coop with getting the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association on board, which has historically opposed efforts to move off coal—including as a key opponent of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 The bear that mauled Lokan was shot three days later while raiding a chicken coop near Ovando. Amy Beth Hanson, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Besides the swimming pool, the grounds include English gardens, a large patio with an outdoor kitchen, a gardening shed and a chicken coop. Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 The 30-acre property includes 5 acres of old-vine zinfandel, a walnut and fig orchard, hiking and horse trails, and outbuildings including a chicken coop, barn with loft and kitchenette, and two cottages. The Week Staff, The Week, 12 June 2022 Walking paths navigate the landscaped grounds outside, leading to a swimming pool, basketball court and chicken coop. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 On July 9, authorities tracked the same bear to a nearby chicken coop where it was shot by wildlife agents. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022 Follow an egg down the road less traveled—not to the plate but to the chicken coop, nestled safe under the bum of a doting mother hen—and a whole new story unfolds. Ruby Tandoh, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2022 Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 In fact, with the rise in the number and dollar value of luxury transactions in 2021, the ratio of resale condo sales to coop sales over $4 million rose to the highest since 2008. John Walkup, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 See More
Noun
Lately, though, Cicognani has become the master of the high-end, top-of-the-line, brilliantly over-the-top chicken coop. Gary Shteyngart, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022 Hatlestad credits the coop with getting the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association on board, which has historically opposed efforts to move off coal—including as a key opponent of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 The bear that mauled Lokan was shot three days later while raiding a chicken coop near Ovando. Amy Beth Hanson, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Besides the swimming pool, the grounds include English gardens, a large patio with an outdoor kitchen, a gardening shed and a chicken coop. Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 The 30-acre property includes 5 acres of old-vine zinfandel, a walnut and fig orchard, hiking and horse trails, and outbuildings including a chicken coop, barn with loft and kitchenette, and two cottages. The Week Staff, The Week, 12 June 2022 Walking paths navigate the landscaped grounds outside, leading to a swimming pool, basketball court and chicken coop. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 On July 9, authorities tracked the same bear to a nearby chicken coop where it was shot by wildlife agents. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022 Follow an egg down the road less traveled—not to the plate but to the chicken coop, nestled safe under the bum of a doting mother hen—and a whole new story unfolds. Ruby Tandoh, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2022 Verb
Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack’n’slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 May 2022 In fact, with the rise in the number and dollar value of luxury transactions in 2021, the ratio of resale condo sales to coop sales over $4 million rose to the highest since 2008. John Walkup, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English cupe; akin to Old English cȳpe basket
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1861, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing coop
Kids Definition
coop 1 of 2
noun
ˈküp
ˈku̇p
: a cage or small building for keeping poultry
coop
2 of 2verb
cooped; cooping
: to restrict to a small space
The dog was cooped up in a cage.
coops
noun
1
as in penitentiaries
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- penitentiaries
- prisons
- jails
- pens
- cages
- brigs
- coolers
- stockades
- hocks
- guardrooms
- jugs
- joints
- tanks
- lockups
- bastilles
- big houses
- cans
- slammers
- bridewells
- pokeys
- dungeons
- cells
- clinks
- jailhouses
- hoosegows
- quods
- tolbooths
- calabooses
- wards
- stirs
- nicks
- slams
- hulks
- holes
- bull pens
- guardhouses
- holds
- glasshouses
- labor camps
- concentration camps
- work camps
- keeps
- blocks
- prison camps
- gulags
- reformatories
- reform schools
- training schools
- stalags
- oubliettes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- outsides
2
as in cages
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals a chicken coop Synonyms & Similar Words
- cages
- corrals
- pounds
- kennels
- pens
- hutches
- henhouses
- runs
- dovecotes
- fences
- cotes
- pigpens
- kraals
- aquariums
- stockades
- sheepfolds
- folds
- dovecots
- terraria
- terrariums
- aquaria
- live-boxes