POOP | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Poop

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Old French pupe, from a variant of Latin puppis ‘stern’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: puːp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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

Short Definition:

aftermost and highest deck of ship

Examples:
  • there on the poop stood Captain Meech
Variant Forms:
  • poop deck

Word: Poop

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: puːp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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

Short Definition:

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

Examples:
  • off Rame Head we were badly pooped

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