[coop] n [ME cupe; akin to OE cype basket] (14c) 1: a cage or small enclosure (as for poultry); also: a small building for housing poultry
2. a: a confined area b: jail
[2]coop vt (1583) 1: to confine in a restricted and often crowded area--usu. used with up
2: to place or keep in a coop: pen--often used with up