cop
/kɑp/ verb B1- To capture or arrest someone.
- To obtain, to purchase (items including but not limited to drugs), to get hold of, to take.
- To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing. · When caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his father.
- To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.
- To steal.
- To adopt. · No need to cop a 'tude with me, junior.
- To admit, especially to a crime or wrongdoing. · I already copped to the murder. What else do you want from me?· Harold copped to being known as "Dirty Harry".
- To recruit a prostitute into the stable.
He/she/it cops · Past copped · Past participle copped · -ing form copping
Verb forms
- Base form
- cop
- He/she/it
- cops
- Past
- copped
- Past participle
- copped
- -ing form
- copping
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The cops struck me hardest—$50 I paid two, and the rest $20 and $25.
If he was like you say, maybe the cops pinched him before I got there.”
"A fair cop!" said he.
If yer don’t know de guy, and he’s tryin’ to do de Johnny act, say de word, and I’ll call a cop in t’ree minutes.
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