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poop

1

[ poop ]

noun

  1. a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.


verb (used with object)

  1. (of a wave) to break over the stern of (a ship).
  2. to take (seas) over the stern.

poop

2

[ poop ]

noun

, Slang.

verb (used without object)

, Slang.

poop

3

[ poop ]

verb (used with object)

, Informal.
  1. to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust:

    Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.

verb phrase

  1. Informal.
    1. to cease from or fail in something, as from fear or exhaustion:

      When the time for action came, they all pooped out and went home instead.

    2. to break down; stop functioning:

      The heater has pooped out again.

poop

4

[ poop ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. relevant information, especially a candid or pertinent factual report; lowdown:

    Send a reporter to get the real poop on that accident.

poop

5

[ poop ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a stupid, fussy, or boring person.

poop

1

/ puːp /

noun

  1. a raised structure at the stern of a vessel, esp a sailing ship
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verb

  1. tr (of a wave or sea) to break over the stern of (a vessel)
  2. intr (of a vessel) to ship a wave or sea over the stern, esp repeatedly
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poop

2

/ puːp /

verb

  1. tr; usually passive to cause to become exhausted; tire

    he was pooped after the race

  2. intrusually foll byout to give up or fail, esp through tiredness

    he pooped out of the race

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

poop

3

/ puːp /

verb

  1. to defecate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. faeces; excrement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

poop

4

/ puːp /

noun

  1. slang.
    1. information; the facts
    2. ( as modifier )

      a poop sheet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poop1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English pouppe, from Middle French, from Latin puppis “stern of a ship”

Origin of poop2

First recorded in 1735–45; earlier “to break wind,” probably the same word as Middle English powpen, popen “to sound or blow a horn”; uncertain if poop 3( def ) and poop 4( def ) are sense developments or parallel expressive coinages

Origin of poop3

First recorded in 1885–90; perhaps to be identified with poop 2

Origin of poop4

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain; originally military slang; poop sheet

Origin of poop5

First recorded in 1910–15; perhaps shortening of nincompoop
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poop1

C15: from Old French pupe, from Latin puppis poop, ship's stern

Origin of poop2

C14 poupen to blow, make a sudden sound, perhaps of imitative origin

Origin of poop3

perhaps related to poop ²

Origin of poop4

of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

Every two weeks, the innermost ring can be removed, until your cat can at long last poop or pee into a gaping, wide-open toilet bowl.

Other useful optionsA harness and leash are the bare minimum you need to walk a dog, but you should bring a bunch of bags along to pick up your pup’s poop, too.

It’s also super important to remember that whether it’s a destroyed couch or a pile of poop on the floor, your pet isn’t trying to get back at you for leaving them, says Leanne Lilley, a vet and professor of behavioral medicine at Ohio State.

Across the country, rangers have had to re-close public land because of poop.

So her group plans to look for evidence that bird poop may be shedding live eggs in the wild.

There was poop humor—literally—when Valerie's house becomes flooded with fecal matter after a pipe bursts.

The birds poop all over the forest, and thanks to the viscin, the mistletoe seeds in said poop stick to branches.

The typical music video you find on YouTube is colloquially called “YouTube Poop” for a reason.

Entitled “Let Me Poop,” young Emily sings about her difficulty…letting it go, so to speak.

“Let Me Poop” was first posted to YouTube in May, when it seemed there was a new “Let It Go” parody every day.

“I wonder when those brutes will be sent off,” said the first mate of the ship to the surgeon, who stood on the poop beside him.

The slings were affixed, the order to hoist was given by the mate, who had descended from the poop, and stood near the gangway.

The silence is unbroken except for the measured tread of some one walking up and down on the poop deck overhead.

King Olaf towered high on the poop of the Serpent, and easy was it to know him from other men.

Mr Ansell and Mr Petres had two fatigue parties on the poop, without muskets.

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