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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coping mean? 

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

1. brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• COPING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cope; coping; header

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

brick (rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)

Holonyms ("coping" is a part of...):

wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)

 Context examples 

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Is the patient impatient, having trouble coping with delays or waiting for planned activities?

(NPI - Impatient, Having Trouble Coping with Delays, NCI Thesaurus)

As I did the same I felt the hand of the man behind me grab at my ankle, but I kicked myself free and scrambled over a grass-strewn coping.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Cancer patients may have trouble coping with their diagnosis, physical symptoms, or treatment.

(Distress, NCI Dictionary)

Lifestyle changes, coping techniques, and a special, gradual exercise program can also help.

(Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

You are likely in stronger shape now than you were in late 2017 and through 2018 when you were new to coping with Saturn’s demands.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

See to that great stone from the coping which hath fallen upon the bridge.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) Additional Concerns: I am satisfied with how I am coping with my illness.

(FAMS - Satisfied With How I Am Coping With Illness, NCI Thesaurus)

A shorter life may be the price an organism pays for coping with the natural assaults of daily living.

(Defending against environmental stressors may shorten lifespan, National Institutes of Health)

In mice, SAFit2 reduced stress hormone levels, promoted more active stress coping, was synergistic with antidepressants, protected against weight gain, helped normalize glucose levels and reduced pain in three animal models.

(Depression, Obesity, Chronic Pain Could be Treated by Targeting the Same Key Protein, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Another unit coping with challenges is among Brazil's top landmarks—the Chapada Diamantina National Park.

(Brazilian savanna unprotected, study finds, Agência Brasil)