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| cop [ kop ] |
noun (plural cops) |
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informal
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Same as police officer
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transitive verb (past and past participle copped, present participle cop·ping, 3rd person present singular cops) |
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1. steal: to steal something, especially by snatching it hurriedly
  Those kids copped candy bars from the store.
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2. touch or glimpse somebody or something: to touch or look at somebody or something quickly and furtively
copped a look at the answers to the quiz
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3. obtain drugs: to obtain illegal drugs
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4. get something desirable: to come into possession of something considered desirable
managed to cop two tickets to the Super Bowl
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| [Early 18th century. Probably variant of cap "to catch," via French caper< Latin capere "seize"; noun partly < the verb, partly shortening of copper2] |
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cop a plea to negotiate with a prosecutor in order to avoid prosecution for a serious crime by agreeing to plead guilty to a lesser crime (slang)
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