cop1
informal
¦ noun a police officer.
¦ verb (cops, copping, copped)
1. catch or arrest (an offender).
2. incur (something unwelcome).
3. (cop off) Brit. have a sexual encounter.
4. (cop out) avoid doing something that one ought to do.
5. US obtain (an illegal drug).
6. N. Amer. strike (an attitude or pose).
7. (cop to) US accept or admit to.
Phrases
cop hold of Brit. take hold of.
cop it Brit.
1. get into trouble.
2. be killed.
cop a plea N. Amer. engage in plea bargaining.
not much cop Brit. not very good.
Origin
C18 (as v.): perh. from obs. cap 'arrest', from OFr. caper 'seize', from L. capere.
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cop2
¦ noun a conical mass of thread wound on to a spindle.
Origin
C18: possibly from OE cop 'summit, top'.