Definition of CLOOP

cloop

Plural: cloops

Noun

  • A slightly hollow, percussive sound.
  • A slightly hollow, percussive sound.
  • The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle.
  • A slightly hollow, percussive sound.
  • The sound made by the movement of liquid into a hollow space.
  • A slightly hollow, percussive sound.
  • The sound made by a horse's hoof hitting a hard surface.
  • A small, seedy bar or nightclub; a dive.
  • A compression technology for Linux files stored on a read-only block device that allows files to be decompressed on the fly.

Verb

  • To make a cloop (slightly hollow, percussive) sound (noun sense 1).

Origin / Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Synonyms

clop#Noun

Scrabble Score: 9

cloop: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
cloop: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
cloop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

cloop: not valid in Words With Friends