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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
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