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coop Definition

coop (ko̵̅o̅p)

noun

  1. a small cage, pen, or building as for poultry
    1. any place of confinement
    2. Slang a jail

Etymology: ME coupe, akin to MDu, MLowG kupe, OHG kuofa < L cupa, tub, cask < IE *keup-, hollow, mound: for IE base see coomb

transitive verb

to confine as in a coop: usually with up

intransitive verb

Slang to sleep while on duty: said of a police officer
coop Idioms

fly the coop

Slang to escape, as from a jail
coop Finance Definition
See cooperative.
.coop (cooperative) Telecom Definition
Pronounced dot co-op.The generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) reserved exclusively for cooperative associations.This domain was created in 2002 under the sponsorship of Dot Cooperation LLC. See also gTLD, Internet, and sponsored domain.
coop Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fly: Now, the later, younger additions are flying the coop.
  • flow: His two younger children love it, but the two older ones have flown the coop back to the States.
  • have: In the days when there were no cars, they used to have chicken coops on the grass verges!
  • guard: The fox is in charge of guarding the chicken coop.
  • raise: The best way to raise the Black Spanish fowl is to go late in the evening and raise coop and all.
  • shake: I'm a big fan of Geoff Boycott, because he's not scared to shake the coop and upset people.

Preposition: at

  • night: If chickens are locked in a secure coop at night, they will be safe from foxes, dogs, badgers and poachers.

Adjective modifier

  • large: We have a large chicken coop at home and started keeping chickens 6 months ago.
  • own: Because of the size of the Treasury Department, elements within the organization were encouraged to write their own COOP.
  • broody: See that the bottom of your broody coop is made uncomfortable, so that sitting will become a burden to the birds.
  • community-based: They range from working parties and advisory committees to organizations like development trusts, and community-based coops.
  • small: Furthermore, supermarkets squeeze out the smaller stores and markets - which are the outlets for small community fishing coops.

Modifies a noun

  • plan: With free delivery in the UK, the chicken coop plan is excellent value.
  • play: The spacious design makes for good coop play too.

Noun used with modifier

  • chicken: The chicken coops were often on the quarter deck.
  • hen: They were at the bottom of the naval hierarchy and were tasked with such menial duties as cleaning the pigsties and hen coops.
  • housing: Housing coop upstairs now have manual spotlight also for security purposes, gift from anon.
  • phone: All you have to do is join our phone coop scheme.
  • worker: The radical ideas of worker coops and huge resources of the consumer coops will be a potent mixture.

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