poop
1 of 6verb (1)
ˈpüp 
pooped; pooping; poops
intransitive verb
informal
: defecate
So while my wife's horse trotted briskly off into the scenery, looking for low branches to run under, my horse just stood there, eating and pooping …
Dave Barry
Dave Barrypoop
2 of 6noun (1)
1
informal : feces, excrement
As a brand-new father, a new substance plays a big role in my life: poop. Scott Kramer
Scott KramerAs the years go by, there's trouble in paradise, and it isn't just the ubiquitous goose poop. Katherine Lanpher
Katherine Lanpher2
informal : the act of defecating
I have a complaint against dog owners that take their dogs for a walk but do not take a bag, then let their dog stop by people's mailboxes and take a poop. Billie Johnston
Billie Johnstonpoop
3 of 6verb (2)
pooped; pooping; poops
intransitive verb
slang : to become exhausted
poop out
transitive verb
slang : to put out of breath
also : to tire out
poop
4 of 6noun (2)
1
: an enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship above the main deck
2
obsolete : stern
poop
5 of 6verb (3)
pooped; pooping; poops
transitive verb
1
: to break over the stern of
2
: to ship (a sea or wave) over the stern
poop
6 of 6noun (3)
slang
: information, scoop
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- dirt
- doo-doo
- dropping
- dung
- excrement
- excreta
- feces
- ordure
- scat
- slops
- soil
- waste
Noun (3)
- 411 [slang]
- book
- dope
- inside
- lowdown
- scoop
- skinny [slang]
- tip
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
earlier, to break wind, from Middle English poupen to make a gulping sound, of imitative origin
Verb (2)
origin unknown
Noun (2)
Middle English, from Anglo-French pope, from Latin puppis
Noun (3)
perhaps from poop entry 2
First Known Use
Verb (1)
circa 1903, in the meaning defined above
Noun (1)
circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1927, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Verb (3)
1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (3)
circa 1940, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing poop
poop 1 of 2
noun (1)
as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal the mother cat carefully cleaned poop off her newborn kitten's bottom Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dung
- soil
- feces
- dirt
- excrement
- scat
- excreta
- dropping
- doo-doo
- ordure
- slops
- muck
- stool
- manure
- waste
- sewage
- guano
- dunghill
- night soil
- sewerage
- midden
- coprolite
- spoor
poop
2 of 2noun (2)
as in scoop
information not generally available to the public the poop was that the ship would be headed to the war zone within a matter of weeks Synonyms & Similar Words
- scoop
- tip
- rumor
- book
- skinny
- inside
- information
- dope
- news
- dirt
- lowdown
- story
- 411
- dish
- gossip
- word
- hint
- pointer
- tidings
- intelligence
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ancient history
- open secret