ALL meanings of cope
cope
C c - verb cope If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully. 3
- verb cope If you have to cope with an unpleasant situation, you have to accept it or bear it. 3
- verb cope If a machine or a system can cope with something, it is large enough or complex enough to deal with it satisfactorily. 3
- countable noun cope A cope is a long sleeveless piece of clothing worn by some Christian priests on special occasions. 3
- verb cope to contend (against) 3
- verb cope to deal successfully with or handle a situation; manage 3
- verb cope to deal with 3
- verb cope to meet in battle 3
- noun cope a large ceremonial cloak worn at solemn liturgical functions by priests of certain Christian sects 3
- noun cope any covering shaped like a cope 3
- verb cope to dress (someone) in a cope 3
- verb cope to provide (a wall) with a coping 3
- verb cope to join (two moulded timber members) 3
- noun acronym cope Congress of the People: a political party founded in 2008 by dissident members of the ANC 3
- intransitive verb cope to fight or contend (with) successfully or on equal terms 3
- intransitive verb cope to deal with problems, troubles, etc. 3
- intransitive verb cope to meet, encounter, or have to do (with) 3
- verb transitive cope to meet, as in contest; encounter 3
- verb transitive cope to match equally 3
- noun cope a large, capelike vestment worn by priests at certain ceremonies 3
- noun cope anything that covers like a cope, as a vault or the sky 3
- abbreviation COPE coping 3
- verb transitive cope to cover or provide with a cope or coping 3
- verb transitive cope to cut or shape (a part used in building) so that it will fit over or against another part, as a coping or molding 3
- verb without object cope to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with): I will try to cope with his rudeness. 1
- verb without object cope to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner: After his breakdown he couldn't cope any longer. 1
- verb without object cope Archaic. to come into contact; meet (usually followed by with). 1
- verb with object cope to barter; trade; exchange. 1
- noun cope a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions. 1
- noun cope any cloaklike or canopylike covering. 1
- noun cope the sky. 1
- noun cope a coping. 1
- noun cope Metallurgy. the upper half of a flask. Compare drag (def 32). 1
- noun cope (of a person) deal effectively with something difficult. 1
- intransitive verb cope survive, overcome difficulties 1
- intransitive verb cope struggle against conditions 1
- intransitive verb cope to withstand 1
- noun cope A long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions. 0
- noun cope Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle. 0
- noun cope The "vault" or "canopy" of the skies, heavens etc. 0
- noun cope (construction) A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone and sloped to carry off water. 0
- noun cope (foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold. 0
- noun cope An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England. 0
- verb cope To deal effectively with something difficult. 0
- verb cope To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal. 0
- verb cope (falconry) To clip the beak or talons of a bird. 0
- verb cope (Transitive Verb) To cover (a joint or structure) with coping. 0
- verb cope (Intransitive Verb) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow. 0
- verb cope (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To bargain for; to buy. 0
- verb cope (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To exchange or barter. 0