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cop

/kɑp/noun, verb1 syllable

Cop means: take into custody.

Synonyms for cop25

noun, as in uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

bull, copper, fuzz, pig

verb, as in take into custody

collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab

verb, as in take by theft

hook, snitch, thieve, knock off, glom

also used for cop

5-O, alphabet, barney, beatsman, bizzie, bluebottle, bluecoat, blue heeler, blue meanie, bobby

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What does cop mean?3

verb

1

take into custody“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”

2

take by theft“Someone snitched my wallet!”

noun

1

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cop?16

two syllables

atopnonstop
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Cop in a sentence

  • They cost a lot, but they're not much cop.sundown
  • The cop went through his pockets, but found nothing.CM
  • It's easy to become a cop, and then you can get away with murder.shekitten
  • Yanni slowed his car, wound down the window and asked the cop for directions.Amastan
  • If you aren't careful, the cops are going to catch you.CK
  • If you outlaw guns, only cops will have guns.shekitten
  • Cops aren't supposed to kill guilty people, either.shekitten
  • If the cops' bodycams weren't on, they're lying about what happened.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cop

as a noun

plural
cops

as a verb

third-person singular
cops
present participle
copping
past participle
copped
past tense
copped