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COP
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Irregular inflected forms: copped , copping
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take into custody
Example:
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Synonyms:
apprehend; arrest; collar; cop; nab; nail; pick up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Take by theft
Example:
Someone snitched my wallet!
Synonyms:
cop; glom; hook; knock off; snitch; thieve
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "cop" is one way to...):
rip; rip off; steal (take without the owner's consent)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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