to be cooped up
121confined — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Restricted] Syn. limited, hampered, compassed, cramped; see bound 1 , 2 , restrained , restricted . 2. [Kept in due to indisposition] Syn. indisposed, keeping to the house, bedridden, bedfast, on one s back, flat on one s… …
122coop — {{11}}coop (n.) small cage for poultry, mid 14c., from O.E. cype, cypa basket, cask, akin to M.Du. kupe, Swed. kupa, and all probably from L. cupa tub, cask, from PIE *keup hollow mound (see CUP (Cf. cup)). {{12}}coop (v.) 1560s, from COOP (Cf …
123coop\ up — v. phr. To hedge in; confine; enclose in a small place. How can poor Jane work in that small office, cooped up all day long? …
124confinement — the period of childbirth Literally, no more than be cooped up, as in prison. Standard English: The women continue working down to the day of their confinement. (Mayhew, 1851) Thus to be confined, which might be taken as being unable… …
125coop — noun 1》 a cage or pen for confining poultry. 2》 Brit. a basket used in catching fish. verb (usu. be cooped up) confine in a small space. Origin ME cowpe, based on L. cupa; cf. cooper …
126coop — 1 noun (C) a building for small animals, especially chickens 2 verb coop sb/sth up phrasal verb (transitive usually passive) to restrict the freedom of someone or something by keeping them in a place that is too small (+ in): The fresh air felt… …
127coop — 1. noun a chicken coop Syn: pen, run, cage, hutch, enclosure 2. verb he hates being cooped up at home Syn: confine, shut in/up, cage (in), pen up/in, keep, detain, trap, incarcerate, immu …
128cloistered — adj 1. secluded, sequestered, hidden, concealed, secreted; sheltered, protected, shielded, guarded; closeted, confined, immured, walled up, enclosed, holed up, incarcerated, imprisoned, shut up, penned in, cooped up. 2. recluse, reclusive, apart …
