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co-op
[n., adv. koh-op; v. koh-op, koh-op] 
noun, verb, -oped, -op⋅ing, adverb –noun
| 1. | a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 2. | to place in a cooperative arrangement, esp. to convert (an apartment or building) to a cooperative. |
| 3. | go co-op, to convert to a cooperative: Our apartment building is going co-op. |
Origin:
1860–65; shortened form
1860–65; shortened form
Related forms:
co-op⋅er, noun
coop
[koop, koop] –noun
| 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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often fol. by up or in). |
–verb (used without object)
—Idiom| 6. | Slang. (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty. |
| 7. | 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; ME coupe basket, perh. < Scand; cf. Norw kaup wooden can; akin to OE cȳpa basket
1250–1300; ME coupe basket, perh. < Scand; cf. Norw kaup wooden can; akin to OE cȳpa basket
co⋅op⋅er⋅a⋅tive
[koh-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv] –adjective
| 1. | working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit. |
| 2. | demonstrating a willingness to cooperate: The librarian was cooperative in helping us find the book. |
| 3. | pertaining to economic cooperation: a cooperative business. |
| 4. | involving or denoting an educational program comprising both classroom study and on-the-job or technical training, esp. in colleges and universities. |
–noun
| 5. | a jointly owned enterprise engaging in the production or distribution of goods or the supplying of services, operated by its members for their mutual benefit, typically organized by consumers or farmers. |
| 6. | Also called co-op, cooperative apartment.
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| coop (kōōp) n.
v. tr. To confine in or as if in a coop. Often used with up. See Synonyms at enclose. v. intr. Informal To sleep or shirk in a parked patrol car while on duty. Used of a police officer. [Middle English coupe, possibly from Middle Dutch kūpe, basket, tub, from Germanic *kūpōn, possibly from Latin cūpa, cask.] |
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Coop
Coop\ (k[=oo]p), n. [Cf. AS. cypa a measure, D. kuip tub, Icel. kupa bowl, G. kufe coop tub; all fr. L. cupa vat, tub, LL. cupa, copa, cup. See Cup, and cf. Keeve.]1. A barrel or cask for liquor. [Obs.] --Johnson. 2. An inclosure for keeping small animals; a pen; especially, a grated box for confining poultry. 3. A cart made close with boards; a tumbrel. [Scotch]Coop
Coop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Cooping.] To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; -- usually followed by up, sometimes by in. The Trojans cooped within their walls so long. --Dryden. The contempt of all other knowledge . . . coops the understanding up within narrow bounds. --Locke. 2. To work upon in the manner of a cooper. [Obs.] "Shaken tubs . . . be new cooped." --Holland. Syn: To crowd; confine; imprison.
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Language Translation for : coop
Spanish:
gallinero, jaula,
German:
der Hühnerkorb,
Japanese:
(鶏) 小屋
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 1563. Cooper is 12c., from L. cuparius, from cupa.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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coop
see fly the coop.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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