COP (copped, copping)

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Irregular inflected forms: copped    , copping   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does cop mean? 

• COP (noun)
  The noun COP has 1 sense:

1. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

  Familiarity information: COP used as a noun is very rare.

• COP (verb)
  The verb COP has 2 senses:

1. take by theft

2. take into custody

  Familiarity information: COP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bull; cop; copper; fuzz; pig

Hypernyms ("cop" is a kind of...):

officer; police officer; policeman (a member of a police force)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

cop (take into custody)

• COP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take by theft

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

cop; glom; hook; knock off; snitch; thieve

Context example:

Someone snitched my wallet!

Hypernyms (to "cop" is one way to...):

rip; rip off; steal (take without the owner's consent)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take into custody

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

apprehend; arrest; collar; cop; nab; nail; pick up

Context example:

the police nabbed the suspected criminals

Hypernyms (to "cop" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

cop (uncomplimentary terms for a policeman)