coop
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Noun
- A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- A wickerwork basket (kipe) or other enclosure for catching fish.
- A narrow place of confinement, a cage; a jail, a prison.
- A barrel or cask for holding liquids.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, shaped like an A-frame.
- A cart with sides and ends made from boards, enabling it to carry manure, etc.
- A cart which opens at the back to release its load; a tumbril.
- A small heap.
- Alternative form of co-op.
- Initialism of cross-origin opener policy.
Verb
- To keep in a coop.
- To shut up or confine in a narrow space; to cramp.
- To unlawfully confine one or more voters to prevent them from casting their ballots in an election.
- Of a police officer: to sleep or relax while on duty.
- To make or repair barrels, casks and other wooden vessels; to work upon in the manner of a cooper.
Proper noun
- A surname.
- Diminutive of Cooper: A surname.
- Diminutive of Cooper: A male given name.
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