About The Word Cop
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What's The Definition Of Cop?
[n] (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
[v] take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police [v] take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" Synonyms | Synonyms for Cop: apprehend | arrest | bull | collar | copper | fuzz | glom | hook | knock off | nab | nail | pick up | pig | snitch | thieve Related Terms | Find terms related to Cop: abstract | and | annex | appropriate | bag | bluecoat | bobby | boost | borrow | bull | cabbage | clout | complex cone | cone | conelet | conoid | copper | cornet | crib | defraud | dick | Dogberry | embezzle | extort | filch | flatfoot | flattie | funnel | fuzz | gendarme | gumshoe | heat | hook | ice-cream cone | John Law | lift | make off with | man | nab | nip | officer | palm | peeler | pig | pilfer | pinch | pine cone | poach | purloin | run away with | rustle | scrounge | shamus | shoplift | snare | snatch | snitch | steal | swindle | swipe | take | the cops | the fuzz | the law | thieve | walk off with See Also | clutch | officer | police officer | policeman | prehend | seize | steal Cop In Webster's Dictionary \Cop\ (k[o^]p), n. [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. {Cup},
{Cob}.]
1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. [Obs.]
Cop they used to call The tops of many hills.
--Drayton.
2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or
roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.
3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
4. (Mil. Arch.) Same as {Merlon}.
5. A policeman. [Slang]
{Cop waste}, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly of
remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn
has been unwound.
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