What does COP mean?

Definitions for COP
kɒpcop

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pigverb

    uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

  2. hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glomverb

    take by theft

    "Someone snitched my wallet!"

  3. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, copverb

    take into custody

    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. COPnoun

    The head; the top of any thing; any thing rising to a head. As a cop, vulgarly cock of hay; a cob-castle, properly cop-castle, a small castle or house on a hill. A cob of cherrystones for cop, a pile of stones one laid upon another; a tuft on the head of birds.

    Etymology: kop, Dut. cop, Sax.

ChatGPT

  1. cop

    A "cop" is a colloquial term often used to refer to a police officer or a member of law enforcement. The term is used broadly across the world, but particularly in the United States. It may also refer to a bobbin or spool of yarn in textiles.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Copnoun

    the top of a thing; the head; a crest

  2. Copnoun

    a conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc

  3. Copnoun

    a tube or quill upon which silk is wound

  4. Copnoun

    same as Merlon

  5. Copnoun

    a policeman

  6. Etymology: [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. Cup, Cob.]

Wikidata

  1. Cop

    Cop is the second studio by American post-punk band Swans. It was released in 1984, through record label K.422.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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.]

  2. Cop

    kop, v.t. (slang) to capture.—ns. Cop, Cop′per (slang), a policeman.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. cop

    The top of a conical hill.

Rap Dictionary

  1. copverb

    To get something or buy something. With a matching jacket, 'bout to cop me a mansion -- Terror Squad (Lean Back)

  2. copnoun

    Police officer. Originates from the eight-pointed copper stars worn by the first municipal police officers, in New York, New York, near the turn of the 20th century. The officers reportedly kept the stars highly-polished, and in turn came to be called "coppers", later shortened to "cops". There are also reports that "c.o.p." is an acronym for "constable on patrol". But guess who he saw when he hit the block? It was the same cop car, the same two cops -- Boogie Down Productions (Illegal Business)

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  2. COP

    What does COP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the COP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COP

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cop is ranked #73464 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Cop surname appeared 264 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cop.

    82.9% or 219 total occurrences were White.
    10.9% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.1% or 11 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of COP in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of COP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of COP in a Sentence

  1. Christian Slater:

    Pennsylvania Senate race is about a cop on the beat taking on a career politician who doesn't show up for work, val Demings look forward to making that choice clear to voters on the debate stage and will have further details soon.

  2. Didier Hogrel:

    We can't put a cop behind each citizen using his car.

  3. Dave Chappelle:

    What are Dave Chappelle signifying that Dave Chappelle can kneel on a man's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds and feel like Dave Chappelle wouldn't get the wrath of God ? that's what is happening right now. It's not for a single cop, it's for all of it.

  4. Michael Thomas:

    As the guy and police were going back and forth, the man acted like he was going to run back inside his house, and then ran around the cars by the cop car, and the cops started pursuing closer to him.

  5. John Walsh:

    This is a coward, a child molester, and a brutal murderer of a woman who loved him so much, he's cunning, he's smart, a former cop, and lucky. And someday his luck's gon na run out.

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