to cop
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7.5
- verb
- /kɑp/
- UK
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comerse
- After the argument, he knew he was going to cop some criticism from his friends.
- going to cop it
And I, I cop a bit of criticism potentially for that from from the vegan community.
- And I, I cop a bit of criticism potentially for that from from the vegan community.
Examples
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Look, if we cop a pIea, we cop it together.
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Come down now or you'll cop it.
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Ten years after the war, he cops it for doing something he was ordered to do.
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Well said, though I still think you are going to cop it.
Blog text (30) -
Boy, did I cop it later, but she still talks about it today.
Blog text (25) -
Why don't you just cop to it?
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She rarely cops to it.
Fiction book (2001) -
Anyway, if we are gonna cop it, might as well go out with a bang that's what I would say.
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Judge: You cop to the lesser charge, contributing to delinquency and we throw out the statutory rape.
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You'll cop a plea.
Synonyms
113
8.2
To be punished or scolded for something you did
13
6.7
To receive punishment or bad results for doing wrong
To be given unfair, unpleasant tasks or treatment
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- US
An act of asking the police to come and deal with a problem, often during an argument
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cop meaning 'to receive' something bad, like a punishment or criticism, comes from the basic idea of 'getting' or 'taking' something. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'copping' a fine or a beating as 'taking' that unpleasant thing.