ALL meanings of cop
cop
C c - countable noun cop A cop is a policeman or policewoman. 3
- noun cop an arrest (esp in the phrase a fair cop) 3
- noun cop an instance of plagiarism 3
- verb cop to seize or catch 3
- verb cop to steal 3
- verb cop to buy, steal, or otherwise obtain (illegal drugs) 3
- verb cop to suffer (a punishment) 3
- noun cop a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle 3
- noun cop the top or crest, as of a hill 3
- noun cop worth or value 3
- abbreviation COP Certificate of Proficiency: a pass in a university subject 3
- noun cop a cone-shaped roll of thread or yarn coiled round a spindle 3
- verb transitive cop to seize, capture, win, steal, etc. 3
- verb transitive cop to buy (drugs) 3
- noun cop a policeman 3
- abbreviation COP copyright 3
- noun cop British Dialect. crest; tip. 1
- noun cop police officer 1
- noun plural cop police force 1
- transitive verb cop buy: drugs 1
- transitive verb cop receive 1
- verb with object cop to catch; nab. 1
- verb with object cop to steal; filch. 1
- verb with object cop to buy (narcotics). 1
- idioms cop cop a plea, to plead guilty or confess in return for receiving a lighter sentence. to plead guilty to a lesser charge as a means of bargaining one's way out of standing trial for a more serious charge; plea-bargain. 1
- noun cop a conical mass of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a spindle. 1
- noun cop (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A spider. 0
- noun cop (Slang) (law enforcement) A police officer or prison guard. 0
- noun cop (crafts) The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine. 0
- noun cop (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The top, summit, especially of a hill. 0
- noun cop (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The head. 0
- noun cop A tube or quill upon which silk is wound. 0
- noun cop (architecture, military) A merlon. 0
- verb cop (Transitive Verb) (formerly dialect, now informal) to obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take. 0
- verb cop (Transitive Verb) to (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing. 0
- verb cop (Transitive Verb) to steal. 0
- verb cop (Transitive Verb) to adopt. 0
- verb cop (Intransitive Verb) (usually with "to", slang) to admit, especially to a crime. 0