cop

¹cop

noun \ˈkäp\

Definition of COP

1

dialect chiefly English : top, crest

2

: a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube; also : a quill or tube upon which it is wound

Origin of COP

Middle English, from Old English copp

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with COP

bop, chap, chop, clop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop

²cop

verb

coppedcop·ping

Definition of COP

transitive verb

1

slang : to get hold of : catch, capture; also : purchase

2

slang : steal, swipe

3

: adopt 2 <cop an attitude>

intransitive verb

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

— 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

Examples of COP

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

Origin of COP

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

First Known Use: 1704

Related to COP

Synonyms

buy [slang], pick up, purchase, take

Antonyms

miss

Related Words

acquire, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure, win; finance, pay (for), spring (for); barter (for), deal (for), dicker (over), exchange (for), haggle (for), negotiate (about), trade (for); bargain (with), chaffer (with), horse-trade (with), palter (with); bid, offer; rebuy, repurchase

Near Antonyms

deal (in), market, merchandise (also merchandize), retail, sell, vend

³cop

noun

Definition of COP

: police officer

Origin of COP

short for ³copper

First Known Use: 1859

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

⁴cop

abbreviation

Definition of COP

1

copper

2

copulative

3

copy

4

copyright