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cop - What does it mean?

Definition of 'cop'

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) coppe, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (obsolete) A spider.
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from (etyl) , from (etyl) kapia, to buy.

    Verb

    (copp)
  • to obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take
  • * 2005 , Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home , Simon & Schuster, page 10:
  • Heroin appeared on the streets of our town for the first time, and Innie watched helplessly as his sixteen-year-old brother began taking the train to Harlem to cop smack.
  • to (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
  • When caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his father
  • to steal
  • to adopt
  • No need to cop an attitude with me, junior.
  • to admit, especially to a crime.
  • I already copped to the murder. What else do you want from me?
    Harold copped to being known as "Dirty Harry".
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  • Derived terms
    * cop a feel * cop a plea * cop off * cop on * cop out, cop-out

    Etymology 3

    Short for above, i.e. a criminal.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (slang|law enforcement) A police officer or prison guard.
  • Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 4

    (etyl) cop, copp, from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch kop, German Kopf.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (crafts) The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
  • (obsolete) The top, summit, especially of a hill.
  • * Drayton
  • Cop they used to call / The tops of many hills.
  • (obsolete) The head.
  • A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
  • (architecture|military) A merlon.
  • Anagrams

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    References

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    See also

    * not much cop ----

    Similar to 'cop'

    chop, cup, chip, chap, cap, coup, coop, cep, caup