Definition of 'cooped up'
adjective
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cooped up (kuːpt ʌp)
adjective
confined in a restricted area
He is cooped up in a cramped cell with ten other inmates.
It isn't good for her to be cooped up all the time.
How would you like to be cooped up in a cage like that?
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