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Definitions for Copping

[1] the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.
[2] to catch; nab.
[3] to steal; filch.
[4] to buy (narcotics).
[5] cop out , to avoid one's responsibility, the fulfillment of a promise, etc.; renege; back out (often followed by on or of ): He never copped out on a friend in need. You agreed to go, and you can't cop out now. cop a plea.
[6] another name for policeman
[7] British an arrest (esp in the phrase a fair cop )
[8] an instance of plagiarism
[9] to seize or catch
[10] to steal
[11] to buy, steal, or otherwise obtain (illegal drugs) Compare score (def. 26)
[12] Also: cop it to suffer (a punishment) you'll cop a clout if you do that!
[13] cop it sweet Australian slang to accept a penalty without complaint to have good fortune
[14] a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle
[15] mainly dialect the top or crest, as of a hill
[16] British slang (usually used with a negative) worth or value that work is not much cop
[17] Certificate of Proficiency: a pass in a university subject

Words related to Copping

capture, bust, seize, embezzle, misappropriate, borrow, confiscate, secure, take, retrieve, win, attain, have, recover, glean, access, achieve, reach, procure, gain

Words nearby Copping

copperplate, coppersmith, coppertone, coppery, coppice, copping, coppola, copr-, copra, coprecipitate, copremesis

Origin of Copping

11695–1705; compare cap (obsolete) to arrest, Scots cap to seize ≪ dialectal Old French caper to take, ultimately < Latin capere

Word origin for Copping

C19: n use of cop 1 (in the sense: to catch, hence something caught, something of value)

Synonyms for Copping

bust, capture, seize, bag, collar, cop, grab, nab, nail, place under arrest, run in, take in, take into custody, take prisoner