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   Cop

   /käp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a police officer.

   verb

   • 1. catch or arrest (an offender): "he was copped for speeding"
   • ▪ incur (something unwelcome): "the team's captain copped most of the blame"
   • 2. receive or obtain (something welcome): "she copped an award for her role in the film"
   • ▪ steal: US "he watched her cop a pair of earrings and then nabbed her at the door"
   • ▪ obtain (an illegal drug): US "he copped some hash for me"
   • 3. strike (an attitude or pose): North American "I copped an attitude—I acted real tough"

   Word Origin early 18th century (as a verb): perhaps from obsolete cap ‘arrest’, from Old French caper ‘seize’, from Latin capere. The noun is from copper2.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COP meaning: 1. a police officer: 2. to arrest someone for a crime: 3. to receive or obtain something: . Learn more.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › copCop - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A cop is a police officer. If you realize you're speeding in a school zone, you might look around nervously, hoping you won't see a cop. Cop is an informal, somewhat derogatory word for a police officer. When it's a verb, it means "to steal" or to "strike an attitude."

4. www.nytimes.com › 2021/11/13 › climateWhat Does COP Stand For? - The New York Times

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   Nov 13, 2021 · Published Nov. 13, 2021 Updated April 18, 2022. The global climate summit wrapping up in Glasgow is known as COP26, with COP standing for Conference of the Parties. In diplomatic parlance, “the...

5. www.snopes.com › fact-check › cop-talkDoes Cop = 'Constable on Patrol'? | Snopes.com

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   May 3, 2007 · The slang police term 'cop' derives from an acronym for the phrase 'constable on patrol.' Rating: False. About this rating. There is something intrinsically pleasing to the notion...

6. www.nytimes.com › article › what-is-cop26-climate-changeWhat Is COP26? - The New York Times

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   Nov 15, 2021 · COP stands for Conference of the Parties. In diplomatic parlance, the parties refer to 197 nations that agreed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at a meeting in...

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › cop-COP Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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   noun Informal. a police officer. a person who seeks to regulate a specified behavior, activity, practice, etc.: Once we have the government dictating language usage, then we'll start getting language cops. Origin of cop. 1. First recorded in 1855–60; shortening of copper 2. Other definitions for cop (2 of 6) cop2. [ kop ]

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcop noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of cop noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.