coop sb/sth up
— phrasal verb with coop /kuːp/ verbDefinition
› to keep someone or something in a closed space: I feel like I've been cooped up in this flat for days.Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
(Definition of coop sb/sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beleaguered adjective
- beset adjective
- border verb (FORM EDGE)
- box sb/sth in phrasal verb
- circumscribe verb
- dunk verb (INTO LIQUID)
- enclosure noun (SURROUNDED)
- flooding noun
- gather verb (CLOTH)
- gift-wrapped adjective
- girdle noun
- girdle verb
- hem sb in phrasal verb
- steep verb
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- wrap (sb) up phrasal verb
- wrap sth around/round sb/sth phrasal verb
- wrap sth around/round sth phrasal verb
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- wrapped adjective (COVERED)
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