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COOP IN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coop in mean?
• COOP IN (verb)
The verb COOP IN has 1 sense:
1. confine in or as if in a coop
Familiarity information: COOP IN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Confine in or as if in a coop
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
coop in; coop up
Context example:
she coops herself up in the library all day
Hypernyms (to "coop in" is one way to...):
confine (prevent from leaving or from being removed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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