pooped; pooping; poops
informal
: defecate
So while my wife's horse trotted briskly off into the scenery, looking for low branches to run under, my horse just stood there, eating and pooping …—
Dave Barry
Dave Barry1
2
informal
: the act of defecating
I have a complaint against dog owners that take their dogs for a walk but do not take a bag, then let their dog stop by people's mailboxes and take a poop.—Billie Johnston
Billie Johnston
pooped; pooping; poops
slang
: to become exhausted
poop out
slang
: to put out of breath
also
: to tire out
1
: an enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship above the main deck
2
obsolete
: stern
pooped; pooping; poops
slang
: information, scoop
Examples of poop in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the mother cat carefully cleaned poop off her newborn kitten's bottom
Noun (3)
the poop was that the ship would be headed to the war zone within a matter of weeks
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
And while many people do form strong bonds with their guide dogs, others view them more akin to tools–tools that shed and poop.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The Dave Matthews Band once infamously dumped 800 pounds of poop into it.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Verb
There’s even a very handsome private butler named Nate who is duking it out for the Hottie of the Episode Award with J.R., the volunteer coordinator at the animal shelter where Emily and Jenn clean up poop and play with some very good boys.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
And while many people do form strong bonds with their guide dogs, others view them more akin to tools–tools that shed and poop.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
And playing with my daughter, asking her how her day went and not having to clean up any dog poop.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The Dave Matthews Band once infamously dumped 800 pounds of poop into it.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poop. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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