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COPE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cope" is a kind of...):

cloak (a loose outer garment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

Synonyms:

cope; coping; header

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cope" is a kind of...):

brick (rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)

Holonyms ("cope" is a part of...):

wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

Example:

They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

Synonyms:

contend; cope; deal; get by; grapple; make do; make out; manage

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "cope" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cope"):

extemporize; improvise (manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand)

fend (try to manage without help)

cut; hack (be able to manage or manage successfully)

rub along; scrape along; scrape by; scratch along; squeak by; squeeze by (manage one's existence barely)

Sentence frames:

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 Context examples: 

You will find that you are not alone, and you may learn some new tips on how to cope.

(Coping with Chronic Illness, NIH)

Lifestyle changes, coping techniques, and a special, gradual exercise program can also help.

(Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

People in distress may also feel that they are not able to manage or cope with changes caused by normal life activities or by having a disease, such as cancer.

(Distress, NCI Dictionary)

Now, instead of using dietary antibiotics to help the piglets cope and avoid illness, scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are investigating a naturally occurring amino acid known as L-glutamine.

(Antibiotic Alternative Scores Well in Second Round of Swine Trials, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Despite their difficulties, they both appeared to cope with these challenges by relying heavily on vision and other senses.

(“Sixth sense” may be more than just a feeling, NIH)

Children are most affected as their lungs and immune systems are still developing and cope less well with breathing in toxic substances.

(Smoother walls healthier for lungs, SciDev.Net)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Is the patient impatient, having trouble coping with delays or waiting for planned activities?

(NPI - Impatient, Having Trouble Coping with Delays, NCI Thesaurus)

Counseling may help you cope with your grief.

(Miscarriage, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

As I did the same I felt the hand of the man behind me grab at my ankle, but I kicked myself free and scrambled over a grass-strewn coping.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

See to that great stone from the coping which hath fallen upon the bridge.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)