cooped (up)

verb

Definition of cooped (up)next
past tense of coop (up)
as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers restless kids cooped up in the house on a rainy day

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  1. housed
  2. included
  3. enclosed
  4. surrounded
Verb
  • The relocation of Thames Distillers, now housed within the same building as the new bar, also marks a new phase for the joint venture.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Learn about Jerome’s mining past at this museum housed in a former home of the town's copper kings.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of housed
Verb
  • That dock funding was included in Mayor Cavalier Johnson's 2025 budget approved by the council.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the past these have included a coat, bucket hat or shoes.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of included
Verb
  • Think tender, aromatic vegetables enclosed in cheesy layers with a jammy, flavorful tomato sauce.
    Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The exterior of the Hudson's tower is now mostly, although not entirely, enclosed with glass.
    JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of enclosed
Verb
  • Chelsea’s head coach raised both hands above his head in sustained applause as Cole Palmer, having sized up ambitious passes through to Nicolas Jackson or Pedro Neto ahead of him but surrounded by Fulham bodies, instead opted to turn away and pass backwards, consolidating possession.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounded
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