coop up

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Definition

Verb (transitive): To confine or restrict someone or something within a limited space, often implying a sense of being trapped, enclosed, or isolated from the outside world. The phrase suggests a lack of freedom or movement, similar to how poultry is kept in a coop.

Usage

The verb "coop up" is used with an object (a person, animal, or sometimes a thing). It often carries a negative connotation, describing an unpleasant or restrictive state of confinement. * Structure: to coop [someone/something] up * It is frequently used in the passive voice: "to be cooped up."

Examples
  • Active Voice:
    • The heavy rain cooped up the children in the house all afternoon.
    • I hate cooping my dog up in a small apartment.
  • Passive Voice:
    • After being cooped up in the office all week, I can't wait to go hiking.
    • The chickens were cooped up during the storm.
Advanced Usage
  • Reflexive Use: Sometimes used reflexively to describe someone who voluntarily isolates themselves.
    • She tends to coop herself up in her studio when she's working on a big project.
  • Figurative Use: Can be applied to non-physical confinement, such as being trapped in a situation or state of mind.
    • He felt cooped up in his mundane routine and longed for a change.
Variants and Related Words
  • Coop (noun): A cage or pen for confining poultry.
  • Coop (verb, rare): To confine in a coop. ("Coop up" is the much more common phrasal verb form.)
Synonyms
  • Confine
  • Enclose
  • Shut in
  • Pen in
  • Cage
Related Phrasal Verbs / Idioms
  • Box in: To surround or trap, preventing escape or movement.
    • The tall buildings boxed us in, making the street feel narrow.
  • Shut away: To isolate or seclude someone, often for a long time.
    • The old documents were shut away in a vault for decades.
  • Holed up (adjective phrase): In hiding or secluded in a place.
    • The fugitives were holed up in a remote cabin. (This implies hiding, while "cooped up" implies restrictive confinement.)
Verb
  1. confine in or as if in a coop
    • she coops herself up in the library all day

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