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coop
- pronunciation:
- kup
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- fly the coop
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a cage or enclosure for small animals, esp. birds.
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| definition 2: |
any small, confining place.
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| related words: |
cage, fold, house, hutch, pound, yard |
| phrase: |
fly the coop |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cooped, cooping, coops |
| definition: |
to confine in or as in a coop (often fol. by up).
I've been cooped up in this house for two weeks.- similar words:
- hold, pound, shut up
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| related words: |
box, close, lock, stall, yard |
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