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Meaning of cop

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cop

Pronunciation:/kɒp//kɑp/

verb

Definitions

  1. To obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take.

  2. To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.

    Example: When caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his father

  3. (trainspotting) To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.

  4. To steal.

cop

Pronunciation:/kɒp//kɑp/

noun

Definitions

  1. (crafts) The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.

  2. The top, summit, especially of a hill.

  3. The crown (of the head); also the head itself.

    Example: The stature is bowed down in age, the cop is depressed.

  4. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.