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ROOP
Etymology 1
Verb
roop (third-person singular simple present roops, present participle rooping, simple past and past participle rooped)
(intransitive) To cry; shout.
(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To roar; make a great noise.
Etymology 2
Noun
roop (plural roops)
A cry; a call.
Hoarseness.
Etymology 3
Verb
roop (third-person singular simple present roops, present participle rooping, simple past and past participle rooped)
(transitive, usually with up) To make hoarse.
Anagrams
• poor, poro-
Source: Wiktionary
Roop, n.
Definition: See Roup. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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