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Cop - English meaning

kɒp

Cop – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A police officer.

Usage examples:

A cop in a patrol car gave chase

Synonims:

Police officerPolicemanPolicewomanOfficer of the lawLaw-enforcement officer/agentOfficerConstablePatrolmanTrooperRoundsmanPeace officerKotwalGendarmeJackUniformCopperBobbyRoz
noun

Shrewdness; practical intelligence.

Usage examples:

He had the cop-on to stay clear of hugh thornley
verb

Catch or arrest (an offender).

Usage examples:

He was copped for speeding
verb

Receive or attain (something welcome).

Usage examples:

She copped an award for her role in the film
verb

Strike (an attitude or pose).

Usage examples:

I copped an attitude—i acted real tough
noun

A conical mass of thread wound on to a spindle.

abbreviation

Colombian peso(s).

noun

A police officer

Usage examples:

Quick, run - there's a cop coming!, she threatened to call the cops.
verb

To arrest someone for a crime

Usage examples:

Be copped for he was copped for driving without a licence last week.
verb

To receive or obtain something

Usage examples:

She copped an emmy award last year for her performance., he seems to have copped the blame for the …
verb

To take or hold

Usage examples:

Cop hold of cop hold of that, would you - i can't carry both myself.
noun

Abbreviation for close of play: the end of the working day or the business day

Usage examples:

She is working on a specification which she is hoping to have posted before cop today.

Cop translation into English

Cop: translate from English into Chinese

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警察

Cop: translate from English into Dutch

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Politieagent

Cop: translate from English into French

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Flic, Policier, Excuse, Sommet, Arrêter

Cop: translate from English into German

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Polizist, Bulle, Polyp, Büttel

Cop: translate from English into Hindi

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पुलिस, कोप, कुकड़ी, शिखर, संगोरा, पक्षी के सिर पर कलँगी

Cop: translate from English into Italian

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Poliziotto, Bobina, Cresta

Cop: translate from English into Korean

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순경, 꼭대기, 잡다, 훔치다, 방추에 원추형으로 감은 실, 보기좋게 잡힘, 야단맞다

Cop: translate from English into Russian

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Полицейский, Полисмен, Фараон, Хохолок, Верхушка, Початок, Поимка, Поймать, Застать

Cop: translate from English into Spanish

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Policía, Poli, Polizonte, Coger, Atrapar, Guarura

Word origin

late 18th century: possibly from Old English cop ‘summit, top’.

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Cop synonims

bobby

ˈbɒb.i

noun

A police officer.

Usage examples:

Police authorities whose bobbies wear helmets for patrols will be given shorter, stronger ones next…
noun

A police officer

Usage examples:

People liked seeing their friendly local/neighbourhood bobby on his beat.
Bobby - all meanings in English

constable

ˈkʌn.stə.bəl

noun

A police officer.

Usage examples:

Eighteen minutes after 9am, with a dozen uniformed constables, three senior police officers and thr…
noun

(in the us) an official in a town or village having some of the responsibilities of a police officer

noun

A british police officer of the lowest rank

Constable - all meanings in English

copper

ˈkɒp.ər

noun

A red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29.

Usage examples:

In addition, fruit juices are rich in essential minerals like iron, copper, potassium, sodium, iodi…
verb

Cover or coat (something) with copper.

Usage examples:

Some iron hulls were sheathed with wood and then coppered
noun

A police officer.

Usage examples:

How do you know the coppers won't know you weren't there?
Copper - all meanings in English

gendarme

ˈʒɑ̃ːn.dɑːm

noun

A paramilitary police officer in france and other french-speaking countries.

Usage examples:

He was hauled off by a gendarme to the police station
noun

A police officer who is a member of a gendarmerie (= a police force that is part of the armed forces in france and some other countries where french is spoken)

Usage examples:

French gendarmes recovered the painting three years later.
Gendarme - all meanings in English

jack

dʒæk

noun

A device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed or the underside inspected.

Usage examples:

Finally, lower the jack so the wheel is back down on the road.
noun

Another term for blackjack (sense 5).

verb

Take (something) illicitly; steal.

Usage examples:

What's wrong is to jack somebody's lyrics and not acknowledge the fact
Jack - all meanings in English

officer

noun

A person holding a position of authority, especially one with a commission, in the armed services, the mercantile marine, or on a passenger ship.

Usage examples:

He is also a serving officer in the army
verb

Provide with military officers.

Usage examples:

The aristocracy wielded considerable power, officering the army
noun

A person in the armed forces who has a position of authority

Usage examples:

Mike’s father was an officer in the us marines., the chief financial officer
Officer - all meanings in English

patrolman

noun

A patrolling police officer.

Usage examples:

There was a patrolman on the steps to keep the curious away
noun

A police officer who regularly walks or drives around an area in order to prevent or deal with crime

Patrolman - all meanings in English

policeman

noun

A male member of a police force.

Usage examples:

The threat of litigation against a police force would not make a policeman more efficient.
noun

A male member of a police force

Policeman - all meanings in English

policewoman

noun

A female member of a police force.

Usage examples:

We assume that the woman wearing a police uniform is a policewoman, or that the woman wearing a nur…
noun

A female member of a police force

Policewoman - all meanings in English

roundsman

noun

A trader's employee who goes round delivering and taking orders.

Usage examples:

A milk roundsman
Roundsman - all meanings in English

trooper

noun

A private soldier in a cavalry or armoured unit.

Usage examples:

Behind the colonel were his hand picked unit of super troopers.
Trooper - all meanings in English

uniform

adjective

Remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character.

Usage examples:

Blocks of stone of uniform size
noun

The distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body or by children attending certain schools.

Usage examples:

Airline pilots in dark blue uniforms
verb

Make uniform.

Uniform - all meanings in English

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