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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

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