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cop

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cop

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
  • a cop stopped her for speeding
Synonyms of cop

bobby [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, officer, police officer, policeman, shamus [slang]
Words Related to cop

patrolman, policewoman

detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, inspector, investigator, plainclothesman, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound

marshal (also marshall), sheriff, trooper

peace officer

captain, lieutenant, sergeant

constabulary, heat [slang], man, police, police force

operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator
Near Antonyms of cop

civilian

cop

verb , slang

Synonyms and Antonyms of cop

1 to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
  • I copped a great outfit for only $50
Synonyms of cop

buy, pick up, purchase, take
Words Related to cop

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 of cop

deal (in), market, merchandise (also merchandize), retail, sell, vend
2 to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
  • some concertgoers rushed pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front
Synonyms of cop

bag, capture, catch, collar, corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap
Words Related to cop

glove, halter, lasso, rope

apprehend, arrest, detain

bay, corner

clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure

rend, wrest

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh

abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)
Phrases Synonymous with cop

take hold (of)
Near Antonyms of cop

discharge, free, liberate, release

drop, loosen, unhand
Antonyms of cop

miss

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