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cop ¹  (kp)

n. Informal

1. A police officer.

2. One that regulates certain behaviors or actions: "Faced with the world recession of the early 1980s, ... the World Bank ... became a stern economic taskmaster and cop" (Richard J. Barnet).

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[Short for copper.]

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cop ²  (kp) Slang

tr.v. copped, cop·ping, cops

1. To take unlawfully or without permission; steal. See Synonyms at steal.

2.

a. To get hold of; gain or win: a show that copped four awards; copped a ticket to the game.

b. To take or catch: "copped a quick look at the gentleman in a caramel cashmere sport coat on the right" (Gail Sheehy).

Phrasal Verb:

cop out

To avoid fulfilling a commitment or responsibility; renege: copped out on my friends; copped out by ducking the issue.

Idiom:

cop a plea

To plead guilty to a lesser charge so as to avoid standing trial for a more serious charge.

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[Probably variant of cap, to catch, from Old French caper, from Latin capere; see capture.]

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cop ³  (kp)

n.

1. A cone-shaped or cylindrical roll of yarn or thread wound on a spindle.

2. Chiefly British A summit or crest, as of a hill.

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[Middle English, summit, from Old English.]

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COP (in New Zealand)

abbreviation for

(Social Science / Education) Certificate of Proficiency: a pass in a university subject

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cop¹ Slang

n

1. (Law) another name for policeman

2. Brit an arrest (esp in the phrase a fair cop)

3. an instance of plagiarism

vb cops, copping, copped (tr)

1. to seize or catch

2. to steal

3. (Law / Recreational Drugs) to buy, steal, or otherwise obtain (illegal drugs) Compare score [26]

4. Also cop it to suffer (a punishment) you'll cop a clout if you do that!

cop it sweet Austral slang

a.  to accept a penalty without complaint

b.  to have good fortune See also cop off, cop out

[(vb) perhaps from obsolete cap to arrest, from Old French caper to seize; sense 1, back formation from copper²]

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cop²

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle

2. Now chiefly dialect the top or crest, as of a hill

[Old English cop, copp top, summit, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old English copp cup]

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cop³

n

Brit slang (usually used with a negative) worth or value that work is not much cop

[n use of cop¹ (in the sense: to catch, hence something caught, something of value)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cop - uncomplimentary terms for a policeman fuzz, copper, pig, bull colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
Verb	1.	cop - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" glom, snitch, thieve, knock off, hook steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	2.	cop - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" arrest, collar, nab, nail, apprehend, pick up clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

Translations

cop [kɒp]

A. N

1. (= policeman) → poli m (Sp) , cana m (S. Cone)
the cops → la pasma(Sp) , la cana(S. Cone)
cops and robbers (= game) → policías y ladrones

2. (Brit) it's not much cop → no es gran cosa
it's a fair cop! → ¡está bien!

B. VT

1. (Brit) (= catch) [+ person] → pescar, pillar; [+ beating, fine] → ganarse
he copped six months → se cargó seis meses
you'll cop it! → ¡te la vas a ganar!
I copped it from the headmaster → el director me puso como un trapo
cop this! → ¡hay que ver esto!
cop hold of this → coge(Sp) or toma esto

2. (US) (Jur) to cop a plea declararse culpable de un delito menor para obtener una sentencia más leve

3. (US) [+ drugs] → comprar

C. CPD cop shop N (Brit) → comisaría f

cop off with VI + PREP (Brit) → liarse con, ligar con, enrollarse con(Sp)

cop out VI + ADV → escabullirse, rajarse

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cop [ˈkɒp]

n

(= policeman) → flic m >

it's not much cop (British) → ce n'est pas terrible

vt
to cop it (British) (= get into trouble) → morfler >
cop car n (= police car) → voiture f de police

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cop

n

(inf: = policeman) → Polizist(in) m(f), → Bulle m (pej inf); to play cops and robbers → Räuber und Gendarm spielen

(Brit inf: = arrest) it’s a fair cop → jetzt hats mich erwischt (inf)

(Brit inf) it’s not much cop → das ist nichts Besonderes

vt (inf: = catch) sb → schnappen (inf), → erwischen (inf); clout, thump → fangen (inf); he copped one right on the nose → er fing eine genau auf der Nase (inf); when they found out he didn’t have a licence he really copped it (Brit) → als sie herausfanden, dass er keinen Führerschein hatte, war er dran (inf); hey, cop a load of this! → he, hör dir das mal an! (inf)

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cop [kɒp] (fam)

1. n

a. (policeman) → poliziotto/a
to play at cops and robbers → giocare a guardie e ladri

b. it's not much cop (Brit) → non è un granché

2. vt to cop it → buscarle

cop out vi + adv (fam) → piantare tutto
to cop out of sth → tirarsi indietro da qc

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cop [kɒp] (fam)

1. n

a. (policeman) → poliziotto/a
to play at cops and robbers → giocare a guardie e ladri

b. it's not much cop (Brit) → non è un granché

2. vt to cop it → buscarle

cop out vi + adv (fam) → piantare tutto
to cop out of sth → tirarsi indietro da qc

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cop

n cop [kop]

a slang abbreviation of copper2. polisieman شُرْطـي полицай polda politibetjent; strisser; panser der Bulle (umgsp. Polizist) βλ. cοppεr2 poli võmm مس kyttä flic שוֹטֵר पुलिस ऑफिसर policajac zsaru polisi lögga, lögreglumaður poliziotto おまわり 순경 faras polis smeris purk, politi(konstabel) chui poliţist полицейский poliš kifeljc pandur snut ตำรวจ (argo) polis, aynasız 警察(縮寫) поліцейський, полісмен سپاهى، پوليس مين viết tắt của từ copper (đồng) 警察（缩写式）

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cop → شرطي policajt politimand Bulle αστυνομικός poli, policía kyttä flic policajac poliziotto 警官 경찰 smeris snut glina agente da polícia, policial полицейский snut ตำรวจ aynasız cảnh sát 警察