单词 | coop |
释义 | coop ![]() n. 1. A small enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals. 2. A cramped or uncomfortably confined space. 3. Slang A jail or prison. tr.v. cooped, coop·ing, coops Idiom: 1. To confine or keep (poultry, for example) in a coop. 2. To confine in a small or cramped space. Often used with up: was cooped up in the cabin during the storm. fly (or blow)the coop To make a getaway; escape. [Middle English coupe, possibly from Middle Dutch kūpe, basket, tub, from Germanic *kūpōn, possibly from Latin cūpa, cask; see CUPOLA.] |
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