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(pūp) pronunciation
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).
  2. To take (a wave) over the stern.

[Middle English poupe, from Old French, from Latin puppis.]


poop2 (pūp) pronunciation
tr.v. Slang, pooped, poop·ing, poops.
To cause to become fatigued; tire: "Many people stop here, pooped by the short, steep climb" (Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks).

phrasal verb:

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.]


poop3 (pūp) pronunciation
n. Slang
Inside information: She gave me all the poop on the company party.

[Origin unknown .]


poop4 (pūp) pronunciation
n. Slang
A person regarded as very disagreeable.

[Perhaps short for NINCOMPOOP.]


poop5 (pūp) pronunciation Slang.
n.
Excrement.

intr.v., pooped, poop·ing, poops.
To defecate.

[Possibly from obsolete poop, to break wind, from Middle English poupen, to blow a horn, toot, of imitative origin.]


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also poop out

verb

    To make extremely tired. exhaust, fag (out), tire out, wear out. Informal knock out, tucker (out). Slang do in. Idioms: run ragged, take it out of. See tired/fresh.

phrasal verb - poop out

    To lose so much strength and power as to become ineffective or motionless: burn out, give out, run down. See tired/fresh.
poop2

noun

    An unpleasant, tiresome person: bore. Slang drip, dweeb, jerk, nerd, pill. See like/dislike.

n. also poop deck the aftermost and highest deck of a ship, especially in a sailing ship where it typically forms the roof of a cabin in the stern.

v. (usually be pooped)

(of a wave) break over the stern of (a ship), sometimes causing it to capsize.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

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Information, as in straight poop, bad poop or poop from the group.

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  1. poop
    noun, orig children's

    An act of breaking wind or of defecation; faeces. (1888 —) .
  2. poop
    noun

    Someone foolish or ineffectual; a bore. (1893 —) .
    R. Dentry Those bloody stupid Yankee poops blew the panic whistle and the whole shebang went sky-high (1971).

    [Perh. abbreviation of nincompoop.]
  3. poop
    noun, mainly US

    Up-to-date information; 'gen', 'low-down'. (1911 —) .

    [Of unknown origin.]
  4. poop
    verb

    1:
    intr. Of a machine, etc.: to break down. (1927 —) .

    2:
    To tire or exhaust; often with out. Mainly as pooped, adjective. (1931 —) .



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For a list of words related to poop, see:

Poop may refer to:

  • Feces, waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the anus
    • Defecation, the act or process by which organisms eliminate feces
    • Pooper-scooper, used by pet owners to pick up their pets' fecal matter
  • Stern, the rear or aft part of a ship or boat
    • Poop deck, a deck that constitutes the roof of a cabin built in the aft (rear) part of the superstructure of a ship
    • "To be pooped", nautical parlance meaning to have a wave come over the stern from abaft
  • Poop (constellation) or Puppis, a constellation in the southern sky
  • Pooped, to be fatigued.

Acronyms


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - agter
v. tr. - skylle ind over agterstavnen, affyre

2.
v. tr. - udmatte

3.
n. - bæ
v. intr. - lave bæ

idioms:

  • poop scoop    redskab til at opsamle hundeekskrementer

4.
n. - oplysninger

5.
n. - fjols

Nederlands (Dutch)
achtersteven, breken (van zee over achterdek), uitgeput raken, poep

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Naut) poupe, dunette
v. tr. - avoir le vent en poupe

2.
v. tr. - épuiser, fatiguer

idioms:

  • be pooped    être crevé
  • poop out    abandonner, se retirer (d'une course)

3.
n. - crotte, excrément
v. intr. - déféquer

idioms:

  • poop scoop    caninette

4.
n. - information à jour, information secrète

5.
n. - stupide, vaurien

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Heck
v. - von hinten treffen

2.
v. - (ugs.) schlauchen

idioms:

  • be pooped    fertig sein
  • poop out    abfeuern

3.
n. - Poop
v. - den Darm ausleeren, (Ugs.) scheißen

idioms:

  • poop scoop    Schaufel od. Tüte zum Beseitigen von Hundehaufen

4.
n. - Up-to-date-Information

5.
n. - Idiot

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) επίστεγο, κάσαρο, κακάκια
v. - ξεθεώνω, (για θαλάσσιο κύμα) σκεπάζω το κατάστρωμα της πρύμνης, (για πλοία) σαλπάρω με κύμα που σκεπάζει το κατάστρωμα της πρύμνης

idioms:

  • poop scoop    φτυαράκι για κακάκια οικιακού ζώου

Italiano (Italian)
poppa, cacca, escremento, prender l'onda di poppa

idioms:

  • poop scoop    paletta per escrementi canini

Português (Portuguese)
n. - popa (f), palerma (m)
v. - quebrar-se sobre a popa (ondas)

idioms:

  • poop scoop    dados e informações

Русский (Russian)
корма, собачий помет

idioms:

  • poop scoop    совок для уборки собачьего помета

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - popa
v. tr. - embarcar agua por popa, romper sobre la popa (una ola)

2.
v. tr. - cansar, agotar

idioms:

  • be pooped    estar cansado o agotado
  • poop out    dejar de actuar debido al cansancio o al miedo

3.
n. - excremento, caca
v. intr. - cagar

idioms:

  • poop scoop    limpiador de excremento de perros en lugares públicos

4.
n. - información interna o actualizada

5.
n. - persona estúpida o ineficiente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - akter, stolle, upplysning(ar), nytt (nyheter), bajs
v. - ta musten ur, utmatta, bajsa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 船尾楼, 船尾楼甲板, 船尾, 冲击船尾

idioms:

  • poop scoop    捡动物的大便

2. 使发啪啪声

3. 情况, 内幕消息

4. 傻瓜, 卑鄙小人

5. 排泄物, 粪便, 排便, 拉屎

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 傻瓜, 卑鄙小人

2.
n. - 情況, 內幕消息

3.
n. - 船尾樓, 船尾樓甲板, 船尾
v. tr. - 衝擊船尾

idioms:

  • poop scoop    撿動物的大便

4.
v. tr. - 使發啪啪聲

5.
n. - 排泄物, 糞便
v. intr. - 排便, 拉屎

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 고물, 선마루
v. tr. - (파도가) 고물을 치다

2.
v. tr. - 피곤[기진맥진]케 하다

3.
n. - 배설물
v. intr. - 깨끗하게 하다

4.
n. - (적절한) 정보, 내정

5.
n. - 바보, 멍청이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 船尾楼, 船尾, 船尾楼甲板
v. - 船尾を打つ, 船尾にうける

idioms:

  • poop scoop    糞拾い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مؤخر السفينه, سطح مرتفع عند مؤخر السفينه, تلطم (فعل) يرهق, ينهك, يذوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ירכתי-הספינה‬
v. tr. - ‮נשבר על הירכתיים (גל)‬
v. tr. - ‮התיש‬
n. - ‮צואה‬
v. intr. - ‮החריא‬
n. - ‮מידע פנימי מעודכן‬
n. - ‮שוטה‬


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