cops
Pronunciation:
/kɒps/noun
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A spider.
verb
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To obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take.
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
(trainspotting) To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.
To steal.
noun
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(law enforcement) A police officer or prison guard.
noun
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(crafts) The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
The top, summit, especially of a hill.
The crown (of the head); also the head itself.
Example: The stature is bowed down in age, the cop is depressed.
A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.