coop
[ koop, koo p ]
/ kup, kʊp /
noun
an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
any small or narrow place.
Slang.
a prison.
Sometimes Facetious.
a cooperative, especially the cooperative bookstore of a college or university.
verb (used with object)
to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often followed by up or in).
verb (used without object)
Slang.
(of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty.
Idioms for coop
fly the coop, Informal.
to run off; depart abruptly; escape: We stopped to see my sister, but she'd flown the coop.
Origin of coop
1250–1300; Middle English
coupe basket, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian
kaup wooden can; akin to Old English
cȳpa basket
OTHER WORDS FROM coop
un·coop, verb (used with object)Words nearby coop
cooner,
coonhound,
coonskin,
coontie,
coony,
coop,
coop.,
cooper,
cooper city,
cooper creek,
cooper pair
British Dictionary definitions for fly the coop (1 of 3)
coop
1
/ (kuːp) /
noun
a cage or small enclosure for poultry or small animals
a small narrow place of confinement, esp a prison cell
a wicker basket for catching fish
verb
(tr; often foll by up or in)
to confine in a restricted area
Word Origin for coop
C15: probably from Middle Low German
kūpe basket, tub; related to Latin
cūpa cask, vat
British Dictionary definitions for fly the coop (2 of 3)
coop
2
co-op
/ (ˈkəʊˌɒp) /
noun
a cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society
British Dictionary definitions for fly the coop (3 of 3)
coop
3
the internet domain name for
a cooperative
Cultural definitions for fly the coop
fly the coop
To get away or escape: “The Hendersons found the cocktail party rather dull and decided to fly the coop.”
Idioms and Phrases with fly the coop (1 of 2)
fly the coop
Escape, run away, as in After years of fighting with my mother, my father finally flew the coop. This term originally meant “escape from jail,” known as the coop in underworld slang since the late 1700s. [Late 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with fly the coop (2 of 2)
coop
see fly the coop.