coop up


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Verb1.coop up - confine in or as if in a coop; "she coops herself up in the library all day"
coop in
confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed
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Translations
يُحبَس في مكان ضَيِّق
stěsnatvmáčknout
indespærre
beszorít
loka inni
hapsetmekkapamak

w>coop up

vt sep person → einsperren; several people → zusammenpferchen (inf)
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coop

(kuːp) noun
a box or cage for keeping fowls or small animals in. a chicken-coop.
coop up
to shut into a small place. We've been cooped up in this tiny room for hours.
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