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Definitions for Coping

[1] a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like.
[2] a piece of woodwork having its end shaped to fit together with a molding.
[3] to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with ): I will try to cope with his rudeness.
[4] to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner: After his breakdown he couldn't cope any longer.
[5] Archaic . to come into contact; meet (usually followed by with ).
[6] British Informal . to cope with.
[7] Obsolete . to come into contact with; encounter.
[8] a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
[9] any cloaklike or canopylike covering.
[10] the sky.
[11] a coping.
[12] Metallurgy . the upper half of a flask. Compare drag(def 32) .
[13] to furnish with or as if with a cope or coping.
[14] Building Trades . to join (two molded wooden members) by undercutting the end of one of them to the profile of the other so that the joint produced resembles a miter joint (usually followed by in or together ). to form (a joint between such members) in this way. to undercut the end of (a molded wooden member) in order to form a coped joint. to cut away (a flange of a metal member) so that it may be joined to another member at an angle.
[15] Falconry . to clip or dull (the beak or talons of a hawk).
[16] to barter; trade; exchange.
[17] the sloping top course of a wall, usually made of masonry or brick Also called: cope
[18] (intr foll by with ) to contend (against)
[19] (intr) to deal successfully with or handle a situation; manage she coped well with the problem
[20] (tr) archaic to deal with to meet in battle
[21] a large ceremonial cloak worn at solemn liturgical functions by priests of certain Christian sects
[22] any covering shaped like a cope
[23] (tr) to dress (someone) in a cope
[24] to provide (a wall) with a coping
[25] to join (two moulded timber members)
[26] another name for coping
[27] Congress of the People: a political party founded in 2008 by dissident members of the ANC

Words related to Coping

wrestle, handle, confront, grapple, endure, survive, suffer, tussle, deal, buffet, face, dispatch, weather, struggle, hack, tangle, encounter

Words nearby Coping

copartnership, copasetic, copay, copayment, copd, coping, copeck, copehan, copemate, copen, copenhagen

Origin of Coping

e41400–50; late Middle English copen < Low German; compare Middle Dutch côpen to buy

Other words from Coping

cope·less , adjective
cope·less·ness , noun

Word origin for Coping

eC17: probably from French couper to cut; see cope 1

Synonyms for Coping

confront, endure, get by, grapple, handle, suffer, survive, wrestle, buffet, deal, dispatch, encounter, face, hack, struggle, tangle, tussle, weather, battle with, carry on, get a handle on, hack it, hold one's own, live with, make go of it, make it, make out, make the grade, pit oneself against, rise to occasion, struggle through