Definition of traffic cop
:a police officer who directs traffic or gives fines to people who break traffic laws
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traffic cop
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traffic
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: the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route
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: congestion of vehicles
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: the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route
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: to carry on traffic
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: to concentrate one's effort or interest
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: to travel over
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cop
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: top, crest
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: a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube
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: to get hold of : catch, capture
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: steal, swipe
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: adopt
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: police officer
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