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

From cops to criminals, theories floated from season to season well into the new century. — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Russell Poole, the LAPD detective, the first cop to openly link the two murders, is gone. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Wyle also copped to owning a few action figures back in the day. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Davis was captured on cell phone video, crouching over French’s body, hysterically telling responding cops to stay away from him. — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for cop to

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