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We have found lemma(root) word of cops : cop.
Definitions
[kɒp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a police officer
(e.g: a cop in a patrol car gave chase)
- shrewdness; practical intelligence
(e.g: he had the cop-on to stay clear of Hugh Thornley)
Phrases:
- cop a feel
- cop a plea
- cop hold of
- cop it
- cop it sweet
- good cop, bad cop
- it's a fair cop
Origin
:
early 18th century (as a verb): perhaps from obsolete cap ‘arrest’, from Old French caper ‘seize’, from Latin capere. The noun is from copper
[kɒp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- catch or arrest (an offender)
(e.g: he was copped for speeding)
- receive or attain (something welcome)
(e.g: she copped an award for her role in the film)
- strike (an attitude or pose)
(e.g: I copped an attitude—I acted real tough)
Phrases:
- cop a feel
- cop a plea
- cop hold of
- cop it
- cop it sweet
- good cop, bad cop
- it's a fair cop
Origin
:
early 18th century (as a verb): perhaps from obsolete cap ‘arrest’, from Old French caper ‘seize’, from Latin capere. The noun is from copper
[kɒp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a conical mass of thread wound on to a spindle
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 18th century: possibly from Old English cop ‘summit, top’
[], (Abbreviation)
Definitions:
- Colombian peso(s)
Phrases:
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