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COP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: copped    , copping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Synonyms:

bull; cop; copper; fuzz; pig

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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