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Telephone company test circuit
A loop line or loop around is a telephone company test circuit. The circuit has two associated phone numbers. When one side of the loop is called (side
Loop_around
Segment of the Chicago "L"
served 40,341 passengers on an average weekday. The Loop is so named because the elevated tracks loop around a rectangle formed by Lake Street (north side)
The_Loop_(CTA)
Topics referred to by the same term
up loop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Loop or LOOP may refer to: Loop (mobile), a Bulgarian virtual network operator and co-founder of Loop Live
Loop
Routing of signals back to their source
does not require the assistance of personnel at the served terminal. Loop around is a method of testing between stations that are not necessarily adjacent
Loopback
Classical method used to design feedback control systems
Minor loop feedback is a classical method used to design stable robust linear feedback control systems using feedback loops around sub-systems within the
Minor_loop_feedback
Highway in Texas and Arkansas
The Loop is a 21.4-mile-long (34.4 km) beltway around Texarkana, TX and Texarkana, AR, which are twin cities in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Texas
Loop_(Texarkana)
Interstate Highway in Texas, United States
(61.110 km) loop around the inner city sector of the city of Houston, Texas. I-610, colloquially known as The Loop, Loop 610, The Inner Loop, or just 610
Interstate_610_(Texas)
Visualization of variable interrelationships
a causal loop is reinforcing or balancing, one can start with an assumption, e.g. "Variable 1 increases" and follow the loop around. The loop is: reinforcing
Causal_loop_diagram
Rail tunnel through the Melbourne CBD
dedicated single-track tunnel, with trains running on balloon loops around the CBD. The Loop follows La Trobe and Spring Streets along the northern and eastern
City_Loop
Arrival of a spacecraft on the Moon's surface
will loop around the Moon and return to Earth without entering lunar orbit, following the so-called free return trajectory. Such circumlunar loop missions
Moon_landing
Railway line in Japan
Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km (62.5 mi) unclosed loop around central Tokyo. Passenger operations are limited to the 71.8 km (44.6 mi)
Musashino_Line
1998 novel by Koji Suzuki
Loop (ループ, Rūpu) is a horror novel by Japanese writer Koji Suzuki, and the third in his series of Ring. The story revolves around a simulated reality
Loop_(novel)
Type of knot
(/ˈprʌsɪk/ PRUSS-ik) is a friction hitch or knot used to attach a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, caving
Prusik
Proposed tube-like space habitat
via centrifugal force on the inner surface, which is extended into a loop around the local planet or star. The concept was invented by writer Patrick
Topopolis
Topics referred to by the same term
of Los Angeles, California Interstate 405 (Oregon), western side of a loop around Portland, Oregon Interstate 405 (Washington), a bypass of Seattle, Washington
Interstate_405
Nerve near the collarbone
a loop around the subclavian artery; whence its name. This communicating branch downwards anteromedial to the vertebral artery makes a loop around the
Subclavian_loop
Non-orientable surface with one edge
In mathematics, a Möbius strip, Möbius band, or Möbius loop is a surface that can be formed by attaching the ends of a strip of paper together with a half-twist
Möbius_strip
Toy
is a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. It is an ancient toy documented since
Yo-yo
Interstate Highway in Texas, United States
(I-410), colloquially Loop 410, is an auxiliary route of I-10 around San Antonio, Texas. It is identified as the Connally Loop in honor of former Texas
Interstate_410
Loop highway around San Antonio, Texas
after serving for 25 years. Loop 1604 forms a complete loop around the city of San Antonio and is the outer of two loops around the city with Interstate
Texas_State_Highway_Loop_1604
nine-mile Central Loop around Downtown. I-410 and Loop 1604 are the other two urban loops around the city. Connecting all three loops are the city's radial
List of highways in San Antonio
List_of_highways_in_San_Antonio
City thoroughfare making a loop around Xiamen Island, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Road or Huandao Road (Chinese: 环岛路) is a city thoroughfare making a loop around Xiamen Island, Xiamen, Fujian, China. It passes through the districts
Island_Ring_Road
Town in Tenerife, Spain
servicing the tourists that visit the area, especially on the one-way road loop around church and plaza, and also near to the marina and beach. Each year, in
Los_Gigantes
or not the loop is around an object. A loop can be formed by tying "in the bight" or otherwise. An example is the figure-eight loop knot, which can be
List_of_knot_terminology
Tram system in Oradea, Romania
1-8, each serving different areas (especially lines 2 & 8) Lines 1 & 3 loop around the above the Crișul Repede, while Lines 6 & 7 do the same south of it
Trams_in_Oradea
State highway in Texas
freeway loop around Austin, Texas, that exists in two open segments. The official designation of SH 45 is such to form a complete loop around Austin,
Texas_State_Highway_45
State highway loops in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Loop 201 was located in Baytown. Loop 201 was designated
List of state highway loops in Texas (200–299)
List_of_state_highway_loops_in_Texas_(200–299)
Regional highway network
addition to these three freeways, three beltways, Routes 101, 202, and 303 loop around Phoenix, the East Valley, and the West Valley, respectively. State Route
Roads and freeways in metropolitan Phoenix
Roads_and_freeways_in_metropolitan_Phoenix
Type of radio antenna consisting of a loop or coil
A loop antenna is a radio antenna consisting of a loop or coil of wire, tubing, or other electrical conductor, that for transmitting is usually fed by
Loop_antenna
Lake in Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
activities include fishing (with permit from the Quinaults), scenic drives (a loop around the lake is longer than 30 miles (48 km)), and hiking. The southern side
Lake_Quinault
Type of road encircling a settlement
or loops, such as the Capital Beltway around Washington, D.C. Some ring roads, such as Washington's Capital Beltway, use "Inner Loop" and "Outer Loop" terminology
Ring_road
Knot used to form a fixed loop in the middle of a rope
butterfly loop, also known as lineman's loop, butterfly knot, alpine butterfly knot and lineman's rider, is a knot used to form a fixed loop in the middle
Butterfly_loop
State highway loops in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Loop 500 is located in Shelby County. It runs
List of state highway loops in Texas (500–9999)
List_of_state_highway_loops_in_Texas_(500–9999)
Animated children's television series for PBS Kids
the Loop (stylized in all caps) is a children's animated television series created by Dave Peth. It revolves around the adventures of Lyla Loops, a seven-year-old
Lyla_in_the_Loop
Species of cephalopod
(Thaumoctopus mimicus). Using its longest arm to form the loop around its opponent, its begins to tighten the loop, constricting it like a snake would constrict its
Wunderpus
full beltway around Little Rock State Loop Route 101, Phoenix Metropolitan Area State Loop Route 202, Phoenix Metropolitan Area State Loop Route 303, Phoenix
List_of_ring_roads
Highways round Baltimore/Washington International Airport, USA
Airport Loop is the designation for the portions of state highways that form a circumferential highway around Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood
Airport_Loop
city, around its west and south sides, to US 84 southeast of it. The route was never built, and the designation was cancelled on October 1, 1968. Loop 301
List of state highway loops in Texas (300–399)
List_of_state_highway_loops_in_Texas_(300–399)
and passengers are not allowed to ride around the loop. If streetcars loop clockwise, the track entering the loop must cross over the track exiting, and
Toronto streetcar system loops
Toronto_streetcar_system_loops
Mopac Boulevard, is a freeway around the west side of Austin. Loop 2 is located in Waco. It runs from I-35 to US 84. Loop 2 was designated on September
List of state highway loops in Texas (1–99)
List_of_state_highway_loops_in_Texas_(1–99)
Highway in Texas
Interstate 635 (I-635) is a 37-mile-long (60 km) partial loop around Dallas, Texas, in the United States between I-20 in Balch Springs and SH 121 at the
Interstate_635_(Texas)
Type of knot
by forming a clockwise loop around the pole, with the working end of the rope on top. Bring the working end through the loop. At this point, you have
Two_half-hitches
Type of satellite in sync with another orbit
Sun, the quasi-satellite will appear to travel in an oblong retrograde loop around the planet. . In contrast to true satellites, quasi-satellite orbits
Quasi-satellite
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up loop line in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Loop line could refer to: Loop around, telephone company test circuit Loopback, electrical or datacomm
Loop_line
Freeway in the Phoenix metropolitan area, Arizona, United States
State Route 101 (SR 101) or Loop 101 is a semi-beltway looping around the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in central Arizona, United States. It connects several
Arizona_State_Route_101
City in Texas, United States
access "outer loop" around the city and currently runs from State Highway 110 south of Tyler to US 69 northwest of Tyler near Lindale. Loop 124 is 1.524 mi
Tyler,_Texas
Highway in Texas
2, 1971, and finished construction in 1982, completing a continuous loop around Fort Worth. Despite no longer being officially designated as I-820 on
Interstate_820
Proposed mode of passenger and freight transportation
project seems doomed to suffer." Hyperloop One estimated that for a loop around the Bay Area the costs were in a range on $9 billion to $13 billion in
Hyperloop
Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 12". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved
List of Dallas–Fort Worth-area freeways
List_of_Dallas–Fort_Worth-area_freeways
Highway in California and Oregon
National Park, the road becomes Rim Drive, a 33-mile (53 km) loop that follows the caldera rim around Crater Lake. At Merriam Point, Rim Drive splits and turns
Volcanic_Legacy_Scenic_Byway
The City Circle Line is intended to form a 15.5-kilometer (9.6 mi) loop around the city center, with a full circumference taking 25 minutes. The M3
List of Copenhagen Metro stations
List_of_Copenhagen_Metro_stations
2012 film by Rian Johnson
revolves around "present-day" contract killers called "loopers" whose targets are sent back through time by criminal syndicates from the future. Looper was
Looper_(film)
State highway loop around most of Athens, Georgia
in the form of a beltway around downtown Athens in the U.S. state of Georgia built to freeway standards. Much of SR 10 Loop is concurrent with other highways
Georgia State Route 10 Loop (Athens)
Georgia_State_Route_10_Loop_(Athens)
Market town in North Yorkshire, England
Cleveland Way National Trail starts at Helmsley, and follows a horseshoe loop around the North York Moors National Park and Yorkshire coast for 110 miles
Helmsley
Short length of track to release locomotives at terminal platforms
occupying the main running-line.[citation needed] A run round loop (or run-around loop) is a track arrangement that enables a locomotive to attach to
Headshunt
City in Texas, United States
B. Johnson Freeway) is an auxiliary interstate serving as a partial loop around Dallas and its suburbs. I-635 bisects the city of Mesquite and serves
Mesquite,_Texas
Clothing accessory
shirt to the socks or feet. There are two main varieties: those that loop around the foot and those that clip onto the sock. All varieties have two clips
Shirt_stays
State highway loops in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Loop 105 is the old route of US 87 through Thomaston
List of state highway loops in Texas (100–199)
List_of_state_highway_loops_in_Texas_(100–199)
Type of knot
loop, otherwise known as a perfection loop, is a type of knot which forms a fixed loop. Useful for fine or slippery line, it is one of the few loop knots
Angler's_loop
2009 British comedy film by Armando Iannucci
In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical dark comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is a spin-off from Iannucci's television series The Thick of
In_the_Loop
Concept in mathematics
\infty } on the Riemann sphere. If we continue the function, following a loop around the origin, the value of the function changes by an integer multiple
Riemann–Hilbert correspondence
Riemann–Hilbert_correspondence
Animal harness for a pet
A pet harness is equipment consisting of straps of webbing that loop around the torso of an animal and fasten together using side release buckles. These
Pet_harness
Scenic highway on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada
on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a 298 km (185 mi) loop around the northern tip of the island, passing along and through the Cape Breton
Cabot_Trail
Seat used to suspend a person working at height
into one side of the line using a French bowline. The person places one loop around their waist and the other under their legs. The other person gets ready
Bosun's_chair
Inverted roller coaster at Kings Island
seven inversions, including a pretzel knot inversion and a vertical loop around the lift hill. Banshee would be the second coaster constructed at Kings
Banshee_(roller_coaster)
Expressway in the Tokyo area
the central part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The route is a complete loop around the central Tokyo wards of Chiyoda, Chūō, and Minato, with a total length
Inner_Circular_Route
bypassed around Snyder. The route was signed as a business route of US 84. On June 21, 1990, Loop 401 was cancelled and redesignated Bus. US 84. Loop 402 was
List of state highway loops in Texas (400–499)
List_of_state_highway_loops_in_Texas_(400–499)
Desert in Xinjiang, China
infrastructure developments such as the Hotan–Ruoqiang railway, the first railway loop around a desert and large-scale renewable energy projects. Plans by the China
Taklamakan_Desert
Form of loop knot
A zeppelin eye knot, is a secure, jam resistant fixed size loop knot based on the zeppelin bend. It is one of the few eye knots suitable for bungee. It
Zeppelin_loop
Government authority in Houston, Texas, US
shortfall and its inability to authorize funding to upgrade the second loop around the city, Beltway 8, which had been on planning maps since the 1950s
Harris County Toll Road Authority
Harris_County_Toll_Road_Authority
Cylinder design in two-stroke engines
to direct the gas flow from the transfer port upwards, in a U-shaped loop around the combustion chamber roof and then down and out through the exhaust
Schnuerle_porting
Transit station in San Francisco, California, US
routes use several smaller side platforms located on surface-level rail loops around the yards. The San Francisco and San Jose Railroad opened in 1863, with
Balboa_Park_station
Circular tramway junction
traffic in an endless loop around the tram roundabout junction. A circular roundabout design is often used to allowing passing around a centrally-placed
Tram_roundabout
Footrace longer than the marathon
mountains) and the Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji (161 kilometres (100 miles) loop around World Heritage Mount Fuji with a cumulative altitude gain of about 9
Ultramarathon
Railway line in China
of the Golmud–Korla railway, railways now form a 2,712 km (1,685 mi) loop around the Tarim Basin. With a design speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph)
Golmud–Korla_railway
2021 video game
Loop Hero is a roguelike video game developed by Russian studio Four Quarters and published by Devolver Digital in 2021. The game takes place in a randomly
Loop_Hero
Cloth wrap for the lower body
white rectangular piece of non-stitched cloth, that is wrapped around the waist, looped around the legs (similar to trousers) and knotted at the waist. A
Veshti
State highway in Texas
of Transportation (TxDOT). The scenic highway was originally a longer loop around the mountain range and was envisioned in 1927 as a "state park highway"
Texas_State_Highway_166
Pre-colonial Philippine loincloth
the back loop above the buttocks. The result resembles two rectangles of cloth hanging in front of and behind the waist, with a loop around the legs resembling
Bahag_(garment)
Bus transit system in State College, PA
three current routes, Blue/White Loops and Red Link, run during the fall and spring semesters. Only Blue Loop and White Loop run on the summer and operate
Centre Area Transportation Authority
Centre_Area_Transportation_Authority
Assistive listening technology
An audio induction loop system (also called an audio-frequency induction loop or AFIL, or a hearing loop) is an assistive listening device for individuals
Audio_induction_loop
Topics referred to by the same term
The Downtown Loop may refer to: Downtown Loop (Kansas City) Atlanta Streetcar A common name for a freeway loop around Nashville, Tennessee, that consists
Downtown_Loop
Metro line in Brussels, Belgium
centre, then performing a counterclockwise "loop" around the centre up to Simonis again. During this loop, the line runs under the Small Ring (Brussels'
Brussels_Metro_line_6
Historic highway in the United States
studied a loop around Lake Michigan and a western route between Tallahassee and Miami. Within a week, Michigan agreed to construct a loop around the Lower
Dixie_Highway
Former expressway in Tokyo, Japan
Dōro K.K.). It is signed as D8. It previously ran in a semicircular loop around the Ginza district of Chūō-ku, but now only exists as stub between the
Tokyo_Expressway
Rock formation near Charlestown, Indiana, U.S
State Park hiking trails do not provide access to the Backbone, but a loop around the old Rose Island site passes below the ridge. There is another location
Devil's Backbone (rock formation)
Devil's_Backbone_(rock_formation)
Type of telephonic conversation
beep lines were improvised conference calls hosted over busy signals, loop-around test tones, or certain automated informational service numbers, active
Beep_line
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up the Loop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Loop may refer to: The Loop, a 1992 novel by Joe Coomer The Loop, a 1998 novel by Nicholas Evans
The_Loop
Highway in the United States
30, of which the easternmost 3–4 miles are concurrent with US 69 in a loop around the west and south sides of Greenville. Its western terminus is at San
U.S._Route_380
Spinning circus prop
the cylinders is pierced by a hole in opposite directions. The rope loops around the crossbeam. By holding this rattle in the air, and moving it with
Diabolo
Type of textile fastener
Velcro Hook and Loop Fastener, commonly known as Velcro (a trademarked term that the manufacturer renders in all-capital letters as VELCRO), hook-and-pile
Velcro
conformational change around the residues 215-225, which is widely open in ligand-free state and shut after ligand binding; and the region around loop C near the
Protein_contact_map
Highway in Illinois and Missouri
bypass route of I-55 in Greater St. Louis. Along with I-270, it forms a loop around the central portion of the bi-state metro area; a majority of I-255 is
Interstate_255
Narrow-gauge railway in Santa Margarita, California, US
only limited public operation. Phase 1 consisted of a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) loop around the most historic part of the ranch. The railroad currently operates
Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist)
Pacific_Coast_Railroad_(tourist)
Wealthy people who travel widely for pleasure
jet set itinerary. Greek Islands such as Mykonos were included in the loop around 1974.[citation needed] Later on other hot spots such as Spain's Marbella
Jet_set
London Underground line
Edgware Road and then looping around central London back to Edgware Road. The railway is below ground in the central section and on the loop east of Paddington
Circle line (London Underground)
Circle_line_(London_Underground)
Particle accelerator
Construction started in 2015, and was finished in 2018. The first electron loop around the storage ring was achieved in November 2019. Its first experiments
Sirius (synchrotron light source)
Sirius_(synchrotron_light_source)
Public trail in Melbourne, Australia
continues, using the same path as the Merri Creek Trail, as part of its loop around the city. The trail follows the Yarra River to Yarra Bend Park on the
Capital_City_Trail
Long-distance footpath in the Isle of Man
coastal long-distance footpath in the Isle of Man. Because it is a closed loop around the coast, it can be walked in either a clockwise or an anti-clockwise
Raad_ny_Foillan
Type of road junction
A Texas U-turn, or Texas turnaround, boomerang, or loop around,[citation needed] is a lane allowing cars traveling on one side of a one-way frontage road
Texas_U-turn
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Boy/Male
Dutch, German, Hebrew
God will Multiply; God will Add
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Look
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God will multiply.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Rajasthani, Sindhi, Traditional
Look; Beauty; Appearance
Male
Dutch
, Jehovah's gift (or grace).
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : habitational name from any of several places called Loose or Loosey.North German : from a short form of Nikolaus, German form of Nicholas.Dutch : nickname from the adjective loos ‘cunning’, ‘artful’, ‘guileful’.English : variant spelling of Loose.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Robrecht.Altered spelling of German Rupp.English : variant spelling of Roope.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Flower
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Loop; Autumn
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Natural; Original; Innate; Simply; Loop
Boy/Male
British, English
Barrel Maker
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly from the Old Norse personal name Tópi, Túpi, a short form of a personal name formed with þórr, name of the Norse god of thunder (see Thor) + a second element with initial b-, for example björn ‘bear’, ‘warrior’. On the other hand, the name is found mainly in Dorset and Devon, which are far from areas of Scandinavian settlement.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English coupe ‘tub’, ‘container’ (see Cooper). In some cases the surname may have been derived from a pub or house sign.Dutch : from koop ‘purchase’, ‘bargain’, hence a nickname for a haggler or a metonymic occupational name for a merchant.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Look
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : habitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with lūce ‘enclosure’.English : possibly a variant of Luck 3.Northern English and Scottish : from a vernacular pet form of Lucas.Dutch (van Look) : topographic name from look ‘enclosure’ or habitational name from a place named with this word.Thomas Look (b. c. 1622) was in Lynn, MA, by 1646. His son, also called Thomas (b. 1646), moved to Martha’s Vineyard about 1670.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Look, Blessed with beauty, Shape, Beauty
Girl/Female
Tamil
Look, Blessed with beauty, Shape, Beauty
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Look
Male
French
French form of Latin Lupus, LOUP means "wolf."
Boy/Male
Arabic
The Biblical Lot is the English Language Equivalent
LOOP AROUND
LOOP AROUND
Boy/Male
Tamil
Awakening, Perception
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lotus; Powerful
Boy/Male
Muslim
Decorate, Beautify
Male
Hindi/Indian
(संजीव) Hindi name derived from the word samjiva, SANJIV means "reviving."
Girl/Female
Arabic
Dream Come True
Boy/Male
Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim
Sun's Rays; Lights; Shining River
Male
Danish
, famous wolf.
Boy/Male
Indian
Fountains
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sreenikesh | à®·à¯à®°à¯€à®¨à¯€à®•ேஷÂ
Sri Maha Vishnu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Down Hatherley and Up Hatherley in Gloucestershire, or from Hatherleigh in Devon, all named from Old English haguþorn ‘hawthorn’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’.
LOOP AROUND
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v. t.
To let hang down; as, to lop the head.
v. i.
To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as, the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy.
n.
A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.
n.
Hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy look; the affair has a bad look.
v. i.
To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to examine; as, to look at an action.
v. t.
To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence as, to look down opposition.
v. t.
To express or manifest by a look.
v. t.
To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick.
n.
See 1st Loop.
v. t.
To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
n.
See Loon, the bird.
v. t.
To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon.
n.
Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus), and the red-throated loon or diver (U. septentrionalis), are the best known species. See Diver.
n.
Expression of the eyes and face; manner; as, a proud or defiant look.
v. t.
To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.
pl.
of Trou-de-loup
n.
A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese.
n.
The act of looking; a glance; a sight; a view; -- often in certain phrases; as, to have, get, take, throw, or cast, a look.
v. t.
To break over the poop or stern, as a wave.
v. t.
To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; -- usually followed by up, sometimes by in.