Definition of cop Cop

/kɑˈp/ - [kap] - Co•p

We found 24 definitions of cop from 7 different sources.

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What does cop mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

cop - uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
  bull, copper, fuzz, pig
  police officer, policeman, officer a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
  colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

Verb

cops, copping, copped  

cop - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
  collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab
  prehend, clutch, seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
cop - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
  hook, snitch, thieve, knock off, glom
  steal steal a base
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cop (n.)
    The top of a thing; the head; a crest.
  • cop (n.)
    A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.
  • cop (n.)
    A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
  • cop (n.)
    Same as Merlon.
  • cop (n.)
    A policeman.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cop
    A male police officer.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cop
    kop, n. a conical ball of thread on a spindle—also Cop′pin: (obs.) a top or head of anything.—adj. Copped, rising to a cop or head. [A.S. cop, copp.]
  • cop
    kop, v.t. (slang) to capture.—ns. Cop, Cop′per (slang), a policeman

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • cop
    The top of a conical hill.

Part of speech

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  • cop, verb, present, 1st person singular of cop (infinitive).
  • cop, verb (infinitive).
  • cop, noun, singular of cops.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

cop in sign language
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