cop

Less common meanings

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   admitverbslangintransitive

   To admit that you did something wrong, often a crime.

   He finally copped to breaking the window.

   If you cop to the mistake now, the teacher will go easier on you.

   UsageSay cop to something or cop to doing something.

   Similaradmit, confess

   Oppositedeny

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   be hit withverbcolloquialtransitive

   To receive something bad, like blame or punishment, whether you want it or not.

   He copped the blame for the broken vase even though his sister did it.

   If you skip practice, you'll cop extra laps from the coach.

   UsageSay cop the blame. You'll cop it means you'll get into trouble or be punished.

   Similartake, receive, bear, shoulder, incur

   Oppositeescape, avoid, dodge

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   adoptverbslangtransitive

   To take on a way of acting or speaking, like an attitude.

   Don't cop an attitude with me, young man.

   She copped a fake accent the moment the cameras turned on.

   UsageUsually cop an attitude with someone, meaning act rude to them.

   Similaradopt, assume, strike, affect

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   stealverbslangtransitive

   To steal, or to take something that is not yours.

   Someone copped my pencil right off my desk.

   Don't cop candy from the store, or you'll get in big trouble.

   Similarsteal, nick, pinch, swipe, lift

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   nounobsolete

   The very top of something, especially the top of a hill.

   Cop they vſe to call / The tops of many Hils

   1622, Michael Drayton, “the thirtieth Song”Here, cop means the top of a hill.

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   nounobsolete

   A spider, the small eight-legged creature that spins webs.

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    verbslang

    To bring a new prostitute into the group a pimp controls.
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    noun

    A rounded piece of armor that covers and protects a shoulder, an elbow, or a knee.
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    noun

    A roll of thread wound around a spindle or tube when cotton or silk is spun.
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    verbslang

    To see a train engine for the first time and write it down.
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    noun

    One of the solid raised parts along the top of a castle wall.