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], officer, copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, policeman, police officer, 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 investigatorNear Antonyms of cop civilian

1 to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for I copped a great outfit for only $50 Synonyms of cop buy [slang], pick up, purchase, takeWords 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, repurchaseNear 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 rush pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front Synonyms of cop bag, capture, collar, catch [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trapWords 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)Near Antonyms of cop discharge, free, liberate, release; drop, loosen, unhandAntonyms of cop miss