coped; coping
1
a
: to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties
—often used with with
learning to cope with the demands of her schedule
b
: to maintain a contest or combat usually on even terms or with success
—used with with
1
: a long enveloping ecclesiastical vestment
The priest wore a cope for the benediction.
2
a
: something resembling a cope (as by concealing or covering)
… the dark sky's starry cope …—P. B. Shelley
b
: coping
coped; coping
1
: to shape (a structural member) to fit a coping or conform to the shape of another member
2
: notch
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