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COOP UP
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
she coops herself up in the library all day
Synonyms:
coop in; coop up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "coop up" is one way to...):
confine (prevent from leaving or from being removed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP