noun
- a cage or enclosure for keeping poultry
verb
- to confine in a small space
Usage: often used with ‘up’
Examples
- The chickens were kept in a wooden coop behind the barn.
- We built a new coop for our hens last weekend.
- The farmer collected eggs from the chicken coop every morning.
- Don’t coop up the dog inside all day.
- The children felt cooped up during the rainy weekend.
- She was cooped up in her office working on the project.