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poop

1  [poop]
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–noun
1. a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
2. poop deck.
–verb (used with object)
3. (of a wave) to break over the stern of (a ship).
4. to take (seas) over the stern.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME pouppe < MF < L puppis stern of a ship

poop

2  [poop]
–verb (used with object) Slang.
1. to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust: Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.
—Verb phrase
2. poop out,
a. to cease from or fail in something, as from fear or exhaustion: When the time for action came, they all pooped out and went home instead.
b. to break down; stop functioning: The heater has pooped out again.
Origin:
1885–90; perh. to be identified with poop 4

poop

4  [poop] Slang.
–noun
1. excrement.
–verb (used without object)
2. to defecate.
Origin:
1735–45; earlier “to break wind,” prob. the same word as ME powpen, popen to sound or blow a horn; uncert. if poop2, poop3 are sense developments or parallel expressive coinages
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poop 1   (pōōp)   
n.  

  1. An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship.

  2. A poop deck.

tr.v.   pooped, poop·ing, poops

  1. To break over the stern of (a ship).

  2. To take (a wave) over the stern.


[Middle English poupe, from Old French, from Latin puppis.]
poop 2   (pōōp)   
tr.v.   pooped, poop·ing, poops Slang
To cause to become fatigued; tire: "Many people stop here, pooped by the short, steep climb" (Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks).
Phrasal Verb(s):
poop out Slang

  1. To quit because of exhaustion: poop out of a race.

  2. To decide not to participate, especially at the last moment.


[Origin unknown.]
poop 5   (pōōp)   
n.  Excrement.
intr.v.   pooped, poop·ing, poops
To defecate.

[Possibly from obsolete poop, to break wind, from Middle English poupen, to blow a horn, toot, of imitative origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
poop

  1. n.
    information; the detailed knowledge of something. : What's the poop on the broken glass in the hall?
  2. n.
    fecal matter. (Usually objectionable. See also poo.) : There's poop on the sidewalk.
  3. in.
    to defecate. : Your dog pooped on my lawn!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

poop  (n.1)
"stern deck of a ship," c.1405, from M.Fr. poupe "stern of a ship," from It. poppa, from L. puppis "poop, stern," of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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