poop

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verb (1)

ˈpüp 

pooped; pooping; poops

intransitive verb

informal

: defecate

So while my wife's horse trotted briskly off into the scenery, looking for low branches to run under, my horse just stood there, eating and pooping …

—Dave Barry

poop

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noun (1)

1

informal : feces, excrement

As a brand-new father, a new substance plays a big role in my life: poop.

—Scott Kramer

As the years go by, there's trouble in paradise, and it isn't just the ubiquitous goose poop.

—Katherine Lanpher

2

informal : the act of defecating

I have a complaint against dog owners that take their dogs for a walk but do not take a bag, then let their dog stop by people's mailboxes and take a poop.

—Billie Johnston

poop

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verb (2)

pooped; pooping; poops

intransitive verb

slang : to become exhausted

poop out

transitive verb

slang : to put out of breath

also : to tire out

poop

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noun (2)

1

: an enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship above the main deck

2

obsolete : stern

poop

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verb (3)

pooped; pooping; poops

transitive verb

1

: to break over the stern of

2

: to ship (a sea or wave) over the stern

poop

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noun (3)

slang

: information, scoop

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• dirt
• doo-doo
• dropping
• dung
• excrement
• excreta
• feces
• ordure
• scat
• slops
• soil
• waste

Noun (3)

• 411 [slang]
• book
• dope
• inside
• lowdown
• scoop
• skinny [slang]
• tip

Examples of poop in a Sentence

Noun (1)

the mother cat carefully cleaned poop off her newborn kitten's bottom

Noun (3)

the poop was that the ship would be headed to the war zone within a matter of weeks

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Just 11 snakes committed to all three defenses—poop, musk and blood. —Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024

Dice snakes excrete poop, musk, and mouth blood while feigning death, a new study found And the award for best fake death goes to — the dice snake! —Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

earlier, to break wind, from Middle English poupen to make a gulping sound, of imitative origin

Verb (2)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French pope, from Latin puppis

Noun (3)

perhaps from poop entry 2

First Known Use

Verb (1)

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1927, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb (3)

1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

circa 1940, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing poop

• poop deck
• poop out

Kids Definition

poop

noun

ˈpüp

: an enclosed raised structure at the stern of a ship