coop in
To put into a coopTo put into a coop
» Tom doesn't like being cooped up in his small office every day.
Том не любит каждый день безвылазно сидеть в тесном офисе. — shanghainese
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2 sensesTo put into a coop
coop in the chickens
confine in or as if in a coop
To keep from leaving a house or other building.
We were cooped in because of the snowstorm.
Examples
10 sentencesTom doesn't like being cooped up in his small office every day.
ruТом не любит каждый день безвылазно сидеть в тесном офисе. — shanghainese
Tom built a chicken coop in his backyard.
ruТом построил у себя во дворе курятник. — Wezel
deTom hat in seinem Garten einen Hühnerstall gebaut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I can't stand being cooped up in this prison!
ruЯ не могу находиться взаперти в этой тюрьме! — odexed
Ziri stayed cooped up in his room.
Robert stayed cooped up in his office.
Forms
coops in, cooping in, cooped in, cooped in| Base form | coop in · to coop in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | coops in |
| Present participle | cooping in |
| Past simple | cooped in |
| Past participle | cooped in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- confine in or as if in a coop:coop up
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.