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coop

[n., adv. koh-op; v. koh-op, koh-op]

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noun

a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.

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verb (used with object)

to place in a cooperative arrangement, especially to convert (an apartment or building) to a cooperative.

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Idiom

go co-op, to convert to a cooperative: Our apartment building is going co-op.

Origin:
1860–65; shortened form

Related forms

co-op·er, noun

Can be confused: co-op, coop, co-opt, coupe.

Example Sentences

In rare instances, the coop corp does not own the land but rather, has a long term ground lease.

Since then one of the four eagles has flown the coop.

Our local electricity provider is a coop and took a while to figure out the paper works for the grid-tie.

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noun

an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.

any small or narrow place.

Slang. a prison.

Sometimes Facetious. a cooperative, especially the cooperative bookstore of a college or university.

verb (used with object)

to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often followed by up or in).

verb (used without object)

Slang. (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty.

Idiom

fly the coop, Informal. to run off; depart abruptly; escape: We stopped to see my sister, but she'd flown the coop.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English coupe basket, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kaup wooden can; akin to Old English cȳpa basket

Related forms

un·coop, verb (used with object)

Can be confused: co-op, coop, co-opt, coupe.

cooperative.

Also, co-op.

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World English Dictionary

coop¹ (kuːp)

—n
1.	a cage or small enclosure for poultry or small animals
2.	a small narrow place of confinement, esp a prison cell
3.	a wicker basket for catching fish

—vb
4.	(tr; often foll by up or in) to confine in a restricted area

[C15: probably from Middle Low German kūpe basket, tub; related to Latin cūpa cask, vat]

coop or co-op² (ˈkəʊˌɒp)

—n
	a cooperative, cooperative society, or shop run by a cooperative society

co-op or co-op²

—n

coop³

—*the internet domain name for*
	a cooperative

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Word Origin & History

coop

O.E. cype, cypa "basket, cask," akin to M.Du. kupe, probably from L. cupa "tub, cask," from PIE *keup- "hollow mound." The verb is attested from 1560s.

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co-op

1861, abbreviation of cooperative. The hyphen is needed to avoid confusion with coop (n.).

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

coop
cooperative

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Idioms & Phrases

coop

see fly the coop.