cop to

verb

copped to; copping to; cops to

US slang

: to admit to doing (something)

He agreed to cop to a misdemeanor.

Examples of cop to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After committing theft or fraud, the con man used his background as a cop to his advantage while in county jail. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Recently, the council signed off on a $15-billion city budget for 2026-27, preserving Mayor Karen Bass’ plan to hire 510 officers — only enough cops to replace those who are expected to leave over the next fiscal year. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The cast is led by Whiplash and Oz actor Simmons, who plays gang leader Eamonn Sweeney, and Brittney as James ‘Jimmy’ Roarke, with Welliver playing a different kind of cop to his principled Bosch character. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 July 2026

Weber copped to working with the Wu administration to craft his $8-9 million amendment package, which Wu’s chief financial officer urged the Council to accept without additional amendments to avoid layoffs and loss of revenue. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026

Rhymes for cop to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou