[puːp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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
(e.g: there on the poop stood Captain Meech)


Phrases:

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

[puːp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a wave) break over the stern of (a ship), sometimes causing it to capsize
(e.g: off Rame Head we were badly pooped)


Phrases:

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

[puːp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- stop functioning
(e.g: the analogue tape fluttered slightly in pitch but didn't poop out)


Phrases:

Origin:
1920s: of unknown origin

[puːp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- excrement
(e.g: dog poop is a major source of water pollution on Cape Cod)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (as a verb with the sense ‘break wind’): imitative

[puːp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- defecate


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (as a verb with the sense ‘break wind’): imitative

[puːp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- up-to-date or inside information
(e.g: here's the latest poop from Hollywood)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: of unknown origin

[puːp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a stupid or ineffectual person
(e.g: he was making fun of an old poop)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: perhaps a shortening of nincompoop