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cop 1
(kŏp)n. Informal
1. A police officer.
2. One that regulates certain behaviors or actions: "Faced with the world recession of the early 1980s, ... the World Bank ... became a stern economic taskmaster and cop" (Richard J. Barnet).
[Short for copper.]
cop 2
(kŏp) Slangtr.v. copped, cop·ping, cops
Phrasal Verb: 1.
a. To get hold of; gain or win: a show that copped four awards; copped a ticket to the game.
b. To perceive by one of the senses: "copped a quick look at the gentleman ... on the right" (Gail Sheehy).
2. To take unlawfully or without permission; steal.
cop out
Idioms: To avoid fulfilling a commitment or responsibility; renege: copped out on my friends; copped out by ducking the issue.
cop a feel
To fondle someone sexually in a surreptitious way.
cop a plea
To plead guilty to a lesser charge so as to avoid standing trial for a more serious charge.
[Probably variant of cap, to catch, from Old French caper, from Latin capere; see capture.]
cop 3
(kŏp)n.
1. A cone-shaped or cylindrical roll of yarn or thread wound on a spindle.
2. Chiefly British A summit or crest, as of a hill.
[Middle English, summit, from Old English.]
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cop
(kɒp)n
1. (Law) another name for policeman
2. Brit an arrest (esp in the phrase a fair cop)
3. an instance of plagiarism
vb (tr) , cops, copping or copped
4. to seize or catch
5. to steal
6. (Recreational Drugs) to buy, steal, or otherwise obtain (illegal drugs). Compare score26
7. Also: cop it to suffer (a punishment): you'll cop a clout if you do that!.
8. cop it sweet slang
a. to accept a penalty without complaint
b. to have good fortune
[C18: (vb) perhaps from obsolete cap to arrest, from Old French caper to seize; sense 1, back formation from copper2]
cop
(kɒp)n
1. (Textiles) a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle
2. chiefly dialect the top or crest, as of a hill
[Old English cop, copp top, summit, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old English copp cup]
cop
(kɒp)n
slang (usually used with a negative) Brit worth or value: that work is not much cop.
[C19: n use of cop1 (in the sense: to catch, hence something caught, something of value)]
COP
(in New Zealand) abbreviation for
(Education) Certificate of Proficiency: a pass in a university subject
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cop1
(kɒp)v.t. copped, cop•ping. Informal.
1. to catch; nab.
2. to steal; filch.
3. cop out, to renege on a promise; avoid a responsibility.
Idioms: cop a plea, to plea-bargain.
[1695–1705; compare cap (obsolete) to arrest, Scots cap to seize « dial. Old French caper to take, ultimately < Latin capere]
cop2
(kɒp)n.
2. a person who seeks to regulate a specified behavior, activity, practice, etc.: character cops.
[1855–60; compare copper2]
cop3
(kɒp)n.
1. a conical mass of thread or yarn wound on a spindle.
2. Brit. Dial. crest; tip.
[before 1000; Middle English, Old English cop tip, top]
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cop
Past participle: copped
Gerund: copping
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Noun | 1. | cop - uncomplimentary terms for a policeman colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
Verb | 1. | cop - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
2. | cop - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" |
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cop
nounverb
1. Slang. To take (another's property) without permission:
Idiom: make off with.
cop out
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Translations
شُرْطـيشُرْطيّ
poldapolicajt
panserpolitibetjentpolitimandstrisser
kyttä
policajac
zsaru
lögga, lögreglumaîur
警官
경찰
kifeljc
snut
ตำรวจ
cảnh sát
cop
[kɒp]A. N
B. VT
1. (Brit) (= catch) [+ person] → pescar, pillar; [+ beating, fine] → ganarse
he copped six months → se cargó seis meses
you'll cop it! → ¡te la vas a ganar!
I copped it from the headmaster → el director me puso como un trapo
cop this! → ¡hay que ver esto!
cop hold of this → coge (Sp) or toma esto
he copped six months → se cargó seis meses
you'll cop it! → ¡te la vas a ganar!
I copped it from the headmaster → el director me puso como un trapo
cop this! → ¡hay que ver esto!
cop hold of this → coge (Sp) or toma esto
2. (US) (Jur) to cop a plea declararse culpable de un delito menor para obtener una sentencia más leve
3. (US) [+ drugs] → comprar
C. CPD cop shop N (Brit) → comisaría f
cop out VI + ADV → escabullirse, rajarse
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cop
[ˈkɒp]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cop
n
(inf: = policeman) → Polizist(in) m(f), → Bulle m (pej inf); to play cops and robbers → Räuber und Gendarm spielen
(Brit inf) it’s not much cop → das ist nichts Besonderes
vt (inf: = catch) sb → schnappen (inf), → erwischen (inf); clout, thump → fangen (inf); he copped one right on the nose → er fing eine genau auf der Nase (inf); when they found out he didn’t have a licence he really copped it (Brit) → als sie herausfanden, dass er keinen Führerschein hatte, war er dran (inf); hey, cop a load of this! → he, hör dir das mal an! (inf)
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cop
(kop) noun a slang abbreviation of copper2.
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cop
→ شُرْطيّ policajt politimand Bulle αστυνομικός poli, policía kyttä flic policajac poliziotto 警官 경찰 smeris snut glina agente da polícia, policial полицейский snut ตำรวจ aynasız cảnh sát 警察Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009