/ puːp; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
(also ˈpoop deck ) [ C ] the raised part at the back end of a ship
—compare stern
2.
[ U ] ( informal , especially NAmE ) = poo :
dog poop on the sidewalk
3.
[ U ] ( old-fashioned informal , especially NAmE ) information about sth, especially the most recent news
■ verb ( NAmE , informal )
1.
[ v ] to pass solid waste from the bowels :
The dog just pooped in the kitchen!
2.
[ vn ] poop sb (out) to make sb very tired
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PHRASAL VERBS
- poop out
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WORD ORIGIN
noun sense 1 late Middle English : from Old French pupe , from a variant of Latin puppis stern.
verb sense 2 and poop out. 1930s: of unknown origin.
noun sense 2 and verb sense 1 early 18th cent.: imitative.
noun sense 3 1940s: of unknown origin.