poop
1a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
(of a wave) to break over the stern of (a ship).
to take (seas) over the stern.
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to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust: Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.
poop out, Informal.
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.
to break down; stop functioning: The heater has pooped out again.
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relevant information, especially a candid or pertinent factual report; lowdown: Send a reporter to get the real poop on that accident.
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How to use poop in a sentence
By the end of the reign of George the First, ships no longer carried guns on their poops.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. KingstonWhen in motion these boats are the personi-fication of grace, with their long prows and rounded poops.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna BlavatskyTheir decks were thick with men, and from their high poops came the weird clashing which filled the air.
Sir Nigel | Arthur Conan DoyleThey lay in a half-moon, with the westering sun striking full upon the windows of their high, castellated poops.
Sir Mortimer | Mary JohnstonThe poops good enough for me, says Twenty-Four (that is his station).
A Fleet in Being | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for poop (1 of 4)
/ (puːp) nautical /
a raised structure at the stern of a vessel, esp a sailing ship
See poop deck
(tr) (of a wave or sea) to break over the stern of (a vessel)
(intr) (of a vessel) to ship a wave or sea over the stern, esp repeatedly
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1British Dictionary definitions for poop (2 of 4)
/ (puːp) /
(tr; usually passive) to cause to become exhausted; tire: he was pooped after the race
(intr usually foll by out) to give up or fail, esp through tiredness: he pooped out of the race
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2British Dictionary definitions for poop (3 of 4)
/ (puːp) /
US and Canadian slang
information; the facts
(as modifier): a poop sheet
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3British Dictionary definitions for poop (4 of 4)
/ (puːp) informal /
to defecate
faeces; excrement
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