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poop

2  [poop]
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–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
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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.]
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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poop out

  1. in.
    to quit; to wear out and stop. (See also pooped (out).) : He pooped out after about an hour.
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  (v.)
"tire out," 1931, of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of heavy breathing from exhaustion (cf. poop (n.2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

poop out

  1. Tire out, exhaust, as in I ran about ten miles, but then I was too pooped out to go on.

  2. Quit, decide not to participate, especially at the last minute. For example, We had about twenty signed up for the seminar, but then half of them pooped out. [Slang; late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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