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cooped Definition


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coop
noun
    1. A cage for hens.
    2. A wicker basket.
    3. Any confined or restricted space.
      Thesaurus: pen, cage, enclosure, box, hutch, pound, paddock.
verb
    cooped, cooping
    1. To confine in a small space.
      Thesaurus: confine, impound, cage, jail, incarcerate, imprison.
      Form: coop someone up (usually)
      Form: coop something up
Etymology: 15c: probably related to Anglo-Saxon cypa basket.



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