Definitions for COPkɒp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cop*kɒp(v.t.)copped, cop•ping.
to catch; nab.
Category: Informal
to steal; filch.
Category: Informal
cop out, to renege on a promise; avoid a responsibility.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Verb Phrase
Idioms for cop:
cop a plea, to plea-bargain.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Idiom
* Informal..
Origin of cop:
1695–1705; cf. cap (obs.) to arrest, Scots cap to seize 蠐 dial. OF caper to take, ult. < L capere
copkɒp(n.)
Category: Informal
Ref: police officer.
a person who seeks to regulate a specified behavior, activity, practice, etc.:
character cops.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of cop:
1855–60; cf. copper2
copkɒp(n.)
a conical mass of thread or yarn wound on a spindle.
Brit. Dial. crest; tip.
Category: British
Origin of cop:
bef. 1000; ME, OE cop tip, top
Princeton's WordNet
bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig(verb)
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom(verb)
take by theft
"Someone snitched my wallet!"
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop(verb)
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
cop(noun)ɒp
a police officer
Webster Dictionary
Cop(noun)
the top of a thing; the head; a crest
Cop(noun)
a conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc
Cop(noun)
a tube or quill upon which silk is wound
Cop(noun)
same as Merlon
Cop(noun)
a policeman
Translations for COP
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
cop(noun)
a slang abbreviation of copper2 .
- polisiemanAfrikaans
- شُرْطـيArabic
- полицайBulgarian
- tiraPortuguese (BR)
- poldaCzech
- der Bulle (umgsp. Polizist)German
- politibetjent; strisser; panserDanish
- poliSpanish
- võmmEstonian
- مسFarsi
- kyttäFinnish
- flicFrench
- שוֹטֵרHebrew
- पुलिस ऑफिसरHindi
- policajacCroatian
- zsaruHungarian
- polisiIndonesian
- lögga, lögreglumaðurIcelandic
- poliziottoItalian
- おまわりJapanese
- 순경Korean
- farasLithuanian
- polisMalay
- smerisDutch
- purk, politi(konstabel)Norwegian
- مسPersian
- مس، مسىPashto
- chuiPortuguese
- poliţistRomanian
- полицейскийRussian
- polišSlovak
- kifeljcSlovenian
- pandurSerbian
- snutSwedish
- ตำรวจThai
- (argo) polis, aynasızTurkish
- 警察(縮寫)Chinese (Trad.)
- поліцейський, полісменUkrainian
- سپاهى، پوليس مينUrdu
- viết tắt của từ copper (đồng)Vietnamese
- 警察（缩写式）Chinese (Simp.)
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