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poop 1
(po͞op)n.
1. An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship.
2. A poop deck.
tr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops
1. To break over the stern of (a ship). Used of a wave.
2. To take (a wave) over the stern.
[Middle English poupe, from Old French, from Vuglar Latin *puppa, alteration (possibly influenced by Latin prōra, prow) of Latin puppis, stern, poop, of unknown origin.]
poop 2
(po͞op)tr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops Slang
Phrasal Verb: To cause to become fatigued; tire: "Many people stop here, pooped by the short, steep climb" (Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks).
poop out Slang
1. To quit because of exhaustion: poop out of a race.
2. To decide not to participate, especially at the last moment.
[Origin unknown.]
poop 3
(po͞op)n. Slang
Inside information: She gave me all the poop on the company party.
[Origin unknown.]
poop 4
(po͞op)n. Slang
A person regarded as very disagreeable.
[Perhaps short for nincompoop.]
poop 5
(po͞op) Informaln.
Excrement.
intr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops
v.intr.
To defecate.
v.tr.
To defecate in (one's clothes or bed, for example).
[Possibly from obsolete poop, to break wind, from Middle English poupen, to blow a horn, toot, of imitative origin.]
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poop
(puːp) nauticaln
(Nautical Terms) a raised structure at the stern of a vessel, esp a sailing ship
vb
1. (Nautical Terms) (tr) (of a wave or sea) to break over the stern of (a vessel)
2. (Nautical Terms) (intr) (of a vessel) to ship a wave or sea over the stern, esp repeatedly
[C15: from Old French pupe, from Latin puppis poop, ship's stern]
poop
(puːp)vb
1. (tr; usually passive) to cause to become exhausted; tire: he was pooped after the race.
2. (usually foll by: out) to give up or fail, esp through tiredness: he pooped out of the race.
[C14 poupen to blow, make a sudden sound, perhaps of imitative origin]
poop
(puːp)n
slang
a. information; the facts
b. (as modifier): a poop sheet.
[of unknown origin]
poop
(puːp)vb (intr)
to defecate
n
faeces; excrement
[perhaps related to poop2]
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poop1
(pup)n.
1. a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
2. poop deck.
v.t. 3. (of a wave) to break over the stern of (a ship).
4. to take (seas) over the stern.
[1375–1425; pouppe < Middle French < Latin puppis stern]
poop2
(pup)v.t. Informal.
1. to cause to become out of breath or exhausted: pooped after the long hike.
2. poop out,
a. to become exhausted.
b. to give up or cease to participate.
c. to break down; stop functioning.
[1885–90; perhaps to be identified with poop4]
poop3
(pup)n. Slang.
a candid or pertinent factual report; low-down.
[1945–50; appar. extracted from poop sheet fact sheet; compare poop4]
poop4
(pup)n. Slang.
1. feces; excrement.
v.i. 2. to defecate.
[1735–45; earlier “to break wind,” probably the same word as Middle English powpen, popen to sound or blow a horn; uncertain if poop2, poop3 are sense developments or parallel expressive coinages]
poop5
(pup)n. Slang.
a nincompoop.
[1910–15]
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poop
- Once had the meaning "to make an abrupt sound, as from a wind instrument."See also related terms for wind instrument.
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poop
Past participle: pooped
Gerund: pooping
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| Noun | 1. |  poop - obscene terms for feces faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels |
| 2. | poop - a stupid foolish person | |
| 3. | poop - slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" details, inside information - true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details" | |
| 4. |  poop - the rear part of a ship escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost |
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verbphrasal verb
poop out
poop 2
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Translations
poop
1 [puːp] (Naut)A. N → popa f
poop
2 [puːp] N (= excrement) → caca fpoop
3 [puːp] N (US) (= information) → onda f, información fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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poop
1n → Hütte f, → Poop f
poop
2poop
3n (US inf, pej) → Trottel m (pej), → Einfaltspinsel f (pej)
poop
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poop
n (fam) heces fpl (form), popó (fam), caca (esp. ped, fam or vulg)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.