Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coop up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: coop up
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To confine in a restricted place or situation

Example Sentences

"We ran for the better part of a mile without hearing anything more from the direction of the harbor, and then I reduced the speed to a walk, for the exercise was telling on us who had been cooped up for so long in the confined interior of the U-33. Puffing and panting, we plodded on until within about a mile of the harbor we came upon a sight that brought us all up standing."
"This was a fine day's outing for anybody who had been cooped up in the shops for a few months."

Inflected Forms

coops up (present, singular) cooping up (participle, present) cooped up (participle, past) cooped up (past)

Synonyms

coop in

Questions

What does coop up mean?: To confine in a restricted place or situation

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