单词 | coop |
释义 | coop /koohp, koop/, n. 1. an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc. 2. any small or narrow place. 3. Slang. a prison. 4. Sometimes Facetious. a cooperative, esp. the cooperative bookstore of a college or university. 5. fly the coop, Informal. to run off; depart abruptly; escape: We stopped to see my sister, but she'd flown the coop. v.t. 6. to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often fol. by up or in). v.i. 7. Slang. (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty. [1250-1300; ME coupe basket, perh. < Scand; cf. Norw kaup wooden can; akin to OE cypa basket] |
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