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# coop

noun (a coop, coops); verb (coop up, coops, cooped, cooping)

«coop» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A coop is a cage or small house where chickens or other birds are kept. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/#m1)
2. To be cooped up means to be kept inside a small space for a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/#m2)
3. A co-op (also written coop) is a shop or business owned and run by its members. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/#m3)

### In the lessons

On farms and in back gardens, hens sleep in a chicken coop and lay eggs there; it must be shut at night against foxes. In everyday life children feel cooped up inside on a rainy day. Phrases: chicken coop, hen coop, cooped up, fly the coop (escape, leave).

### Examples

- We let the hens out of the coop every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/#x1)
- Dad built a coop for our chickens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/#x2)
- Close the coop at night so the fox can't get in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/#x3)
- We have been cooped up all day because of the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/#x4)
- The parrot flew the coop when the door was left open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/#x5)
- The eggs were still warm in the coop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a coop, coops. Pronounced KOOP, like «hoop». «Co-op» (KOH-op), short for cooperative, is a different word and is often written with a hyphen. «Fly the coop» = escape or leave home.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «coop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coop/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«coop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coop.html) on Mova free.