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cooped up /kuː pt ʌ p/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you say that someone is cooped up , you mean that they live or are kept in a place which is too small, or which does not allow them much freedom. □  He is cooped up in a cramped cell with 10 other inmates.

coop|er /kuː pə ^r / (coopers ) N‑COUNT A cooper is a person who makes barrels. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

co-o perate ◆◇◇ (co-operates , co-operating , co-operated ) also cooperate

1 VERB If you co-operate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people co-operate . □ [V + with ] The U.N. had been co-operating with the State Department on a plan to find countries willing to take the refugees. □ [V ] The couple spoke about how they would co-operate in the raising of their child. [Also V (non-recip)] ●  co-operation N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ with ] A deal with Japan could indeed open the door to economic co-operation with East Asia.

2 VERB If you co-operate , you do what someone has asked or told you to do. □ [V + with ] He agreed to co-operate with the police investigation. □ [V ] The plan failed because the soldiers refused to co-operate. ●  co-operation N‑UNCOUNT □  The police underlined the importance of the public's co-operation in the hunt for the bombers.

co-o perative (co-operatives ) also cooperative

1 N‑COUNT A co-operative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits. [BUSINESS ] □  Most of the fresh produce in her kitchen is delivered by a farming co-operative. □  The restaurant is run as a co-operative.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A co-operative activity is done by people working together. □  He was transferred to FBI custody in a smooth co-operative effort between Egyptian and U.S. authorities. ●  co-operatively ADV [ADV after v] □  They agreed to work co-operatively to ease tensions wherever possible.

3 ADJ If you say that someone is co-operative , you mean that they do what you ask them to without complaining or arguing. □  I made every effort to be co-operative.

co-o perative so|ci|ety (co-operative societies ) N‑COUNT In Britain, a co-operative society is a commercial organization with several shops in a particular district. Customers can join this organization and get a share of its profits.

co-o pt (co-opts , co-opting , co-opted )

1 VERB If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. □ [V n] Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics.

2 VERB If someone is co-opted into a group, they are asked by that group to become a member, rather than joining or being elected in the normal way. □ [be V -ed + into/onto ] He was posted to Malta, where he was co-opted into MI5. □ [V n] He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him.

3 VERB If a group or political party co-opts a slogan or policy, they take it, often from another group or political party, and use it themselves. □ [V n] He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image.