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IELTS BNC: 6717 COCA: 2199

cop

1 cop /ˈkɑːp/ noun
plural cops
1 cop
/ˈkɑːp/
noun
plural cops
Learner's definition of COP
[count] informal
: police officer
see also cops and robbers, traffic cop

it's a fair cop

British, informal
used to admit that you did something wrong and were caught fairly抓得有理;罪有应得

not much cop

British, informal
: not very good不太好;蹩脚的
2 cop /ˈkɑːp/ verb
cops; copped; copping
2 cop
/ˈkɑːp/
verb
cops; copped; copping
Learner's definition of COP
[+ object]
US, informal : to get (something desirable)得到,搞到(想要的东西)
US, informal : to steal or take (something) from someone偷;盗窃
chiefly British, informal : to receive (something undesirable)忍受;起来承受

cop a feel

US slang
: to touch someone in an unwanted and unexpected sexual way故意摸碰(某人身体的敏感部位)

cop an attitude

US, informal
: to show that you believe you are more important or better than other people by behaving in a rude or unpleasant way摆出盛气凌人的样子

cop a plea

US, informal
: to admit to doing a less serious crime than the one you are accused of : to agree to a plea bargain避重就轻地认罪;承认有罪以求轻判

cop hold of

British, informal
: to grab or take hold of (something)抓住,扶着(某物)

cop it

British, informal
: to be punished for doing something wrong(因做错事)受罚,挨揍

cop off

[phrasal verb] British slang
: to have sexual intercourse with someone(与…)性交,发生性关系

cop out

[phrasal verb] informal
: to not do something that you are expected to do退出;逃避;回避
: to fail to deal with a problem or situation(对问题)解决不力
see also cop-out

cop to

[phrasal verb]
cop to (something) US slang
: to admit to doing (something)承认
IELTS BNC: 6717 COCA: 2199

cop

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noun (1)

plural cops
informal
: police officer
They called the cops to report a robbery.
As he awaits trial, the retired cop is on the other side of the law. Michael Wilson
… the department invests in officers and their futures by providing training that makes them better cops. Laura Lane

cop

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verb

copped; copping

transitive verb

1
slang : to get hold of : catch, capture
also : purchase
2
slang : steal, swipe
3
: adopt sense 2
cop an attitude

intransitive verb

slang : admit sense 2b
used with to
these small-timers would … cop to the smallest offense their attorney could negotiate Tom Clancy

cop

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noun (2)

plural cops
1
: a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube
a cop of yarn
also : a quill or tube upon which it is wound
2
archaic, dialectal, chiefly England : top, crest

cop

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abbreviation

1
copper
2
copulative
3
copy
4
copyright
Phrases
cop a plea
: to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid standing trial for a more serious one
broadly : to admit fault and plead for mercy

Example Sentences

Verb I managed to cop an invitation. He copped the idea from me. They expected me to cop all the blame! He copped the full force of the blow.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

short for copper entry 3

Verb

perhaps from Dutch kapen to steal, from Frisian kāpia to buy; akin to Old High German kouf trade — more at cheap entry 3

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Old English copp

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1859, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1704, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of cop was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 6717 COCA: 2199

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