Cop
noun
A police officer.
The cop stopped the car for speeding.
Often appears as...
- cop car
- beat cop
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To catch or arrest someone.
The thief was copped by the police.
Often appears as...
- cop a thief
- cop a suspect
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To take or get something, usually quickly or opportunistically.
He copped the last slice of pizza.
Often appears as...
- cop a meal
- cop a ticket
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Informal
Colloquial
verb
To admit or accept something, often reluctantly.
He copped to the crime after hours of questioning.
Often appears as...
- cop to a crime
- cop to a lie
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A cone-shaped or cylindrical roll of yarn or thread.
She put the cop on the spinning wheel.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A police officer.
The cop stopped the car for speeding.
Often appears as...
- cop car
- beat cop
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To catch or arrest someone.
The thief was copped by the police.
Often appears as...
- cop a thief
- cop a suspect
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To take or get something, usually quickly or opportunistically.
He copped the last slice of pizza.
Often appears as...
- cop a meal
- cop a ticket
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To admit or accept something, often reluctantly.
He copped to the crime after hours of questioning.
Often appears as...
- cop to a crime
- cop to a lie
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A cone-shaped or cylindrical roll of yarn or thread.
She put the cop on the spinning wheel.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use
Used in casual conversation more than in formal reports or news broadcasts.
I saw a couple of cops at the diner.
Pro Tip 2/3Singular and Plural
'Cop' can refer to one or many police officers depending on the context.
A cop is patrolling the neighborhood.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perception
The word can have different connotations depending on the country and cultural attitude towards police.
In some communities, calling police 'cops' might sound disrespectful.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use
Used in casual conversation more than in formal reports or news broadcasts.
I saw a couple of cops at the diner.
Pro Tip 2/3Singular and Plural
'Cop' can refer to one or many police officers depending on the context.
A cop is patrolling the neighborhood.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perception
The word can have different connotations depending on the country and cultural attitude towards police.
In some communities, calling police 'cops' might sound disrespectful.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use
Used in casual conversation more than in formal reports or news broadcasts.
I saw a couple of cops at the diner.
Pro Tip 2/3Singular and Plural
'Cop' can refer to one or many police officers depending on the context.
A cop is patrolling the neighborhood.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perception
The word can have different connotations depending on the country and cultural attitude towards police.
In some communities, calling police 'cops' might sound disrespectful.
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How to deconstruct...
upped their civic cred. Or, the white woman who called the police on the eight-year-old black girl, she could have bought all the inventory from that little black girl, support a small business. And the white woman who called the police on the black real estate investor, we would all be better off, the cops agree,
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Inside the Paris Climate...
cop okay enjoy China is the big elephant in the room and you know if they don't make a move no one makes them moving off the seems to what is the story on China we've worked together with them much more closely in the last few years than were ever before I think China is enormous ly important nobody more
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If superpowers were...
and breath oxygen with ease. You'll still need goggles and a helmet to protect you from birds, insects, street signs, electrical wires, and other flying humans, including flying cops ready to hand you a ticket if you don't follow the flying rules, buddy. Now remember, if you have a collision mid-air
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Computing with fluids PIPE...
what you just realize now they don't like each other wait a second the green is trying to run away and the Reds trying to chase it like a little cop car and they'll slow down and start something again what's so fascinating about what I just showed you in the end it's something very simple
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Give yourself permission...
that profession has never stopped giving back to me, and it gives back more and more, mostly, strangely, through the characters that I've played. I've played cops, I've played criminals, I've played priests, I've played sinners,
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
It wasn't the entire force, because there were still some who still had that lock-'em-up mentality, but there were other cops who saw the honor in partnering with the community, who saw the responsibility from themselves
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
threats and in the wild rarely live longer than 18 months we caught up with jamie king's cop so tell us a bit about the process from when you get orphan fox cubs in right up to them
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
was probably kept illegally as a cop may be found picked up and then one day escaped well the fact that he was potentially an escaped car meant that he wasn't afraid of people
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
these are the first intimate images of Snow Leopard ever filmed in the world she greets her one-year-old cop
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Best Wild Animal Chases...
these are the first intimate images of Snow Leopard ever filmed in the world she greets her one-year-old cop
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How to deconstruct...
upped their civic cred. Or, the white woman who called the police on the eight-year-old black girl, she could have bought all the inventory from that little black girl, support a small business. And the white woman who called the police on the black real estate investor, we would all be better off, the cops agree,
Video examples
Inside the Paris Climate...
cop okay enjoy China is the big elephant in the room and you know if they don't make a move no one makes them moving off the seems to what is the story on China we've worked together with them much more closely in the last few years than were ever before I think China is enormous ly important nobody more
Video examples
If superpowers were...
and breath oxygen with ease. You'll still need goggles and a helmet to protect you from birds, insects, street signs, electrical wires, and other flying humans, including flying cops ready to hand you a ticket if you don't follow the flying rules, buddy. Now remember, if you have a collision mid-air
Video examples
Computing with fluids PIPE...
what you just realize now they don't like each other wait a second the green is trying to run away and the Reds trying to chase it like a little cop car and they'll slow down and start something again what's so fascinating about what I just showed you in the end it's something very simple
Video examples
Give yourself permission...
that profession has never stopped giving back to me, and it gives back more and more, mostly, strangely, through the characters that I've played. I've played cops, I've played criminals, I've played priests, I've played sinners,
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
It wasn't the entire force, because there were still some who still had that lock-'em-up mentality, but there were other cops who saw the honor in partnering with the community, who saw the responsibility from themselves
Video examples
Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
threats and in the wild rarely live longer than 18 months we caught up with jamie king's cop so tell us a bit about the process from when you get orphan fox cubs in right up to them
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
was probably kept illegally as a cop may be found picked up and then one day escaped well the fact that he was potentially an escaped car meant that he wasn't afraid of people
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
these are the first intimate images of Snow Leopard ever filmed in the world she greets her one-year-old cop
Video examples
Best Wild Animal Chases...
these are the first intimate images of Snow Leopard ever filmed in the world she greets her one-year-old cop
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Quote examples
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
American Athlete
Growing up where I'm from, some people are afraid of cops. They don't really like cops. And what a lot of people don't realize is, they're really not the bad guys. They're really on our side, they're really trying to help us out. And sometimes, we don't understand that.
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Vignesh Shivan
Indian Director
The fact is that my mother is a cop and generally kids of cops are a little different from their parents - they tend to be quiet. In my case, I was never interested in joining the police force, because right from my childhood I have seen the challenges in a cop's life.
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Karthi
Indian Actor
It's very important to play a police role convincingly. It ups you in your career. Even 'Siruthai,' in which I played a cop in one of the roles, was a gamechanger.
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Vicky McClure
English Actress
When I watch cop shows, I really enjoy them because you can really follow the story and get involved, and the characters are always really interesting.
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Peter T. King
American Politician
Every soldier, every cop who's faced with a decision to make, a life or death, does the best he or she can.
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Ice Cube
American Musician
I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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Steven Michael Quezada
American Actor
Gomez is a by-the-book cop. He's the only character not to break bad.
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Masego
American Musician
I'm black so I've been getting eyed by cops my whole life.
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Omari Hardwick
American Actor
Some of the most amazing people I've met in life are cops.
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Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
I respect and admire what cops do.
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Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
American Athlete
Growing up where I'm from, some people are afraid of cops. They don't really like cops. And what a lot of people don't realize is, they're really not the bad guys. They're really on our side, they're really trying to help us out. And sometimes, we don't understand that.
Quote examples
Vignesh Shivan
Indian Director
The fact is that my mother is a cop and generally kids of cops are a little different from their parents - they tend to be quiet. In my case, I was never interested in joining the police force, because right from my childhood I have seen the challenges in a cop's life.
Quote examples
Karthi
Indian Actor
It's very important to play a police role convincingly. It ups you in your career. Even 'Siruthai,' in which I played a cop in one of the roles, was a gamechanger.
Quote examples
Vicky McClure
English Actress
When I watch cop shows, I really enjoy them because you can really follow the story and get involved, and the characters are always really interesting.
Quote examples
Peter T. King
American Politician
Every soldier, every cop who's faced with a decision to make, a life or death, does the best he or she can.
Quote examples
Ice Cube
American Musician
I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
Quote examples
Steven Michael Quezada
American Actor
Gomez is a by-the-book cop. He's the only character not to break bad.
Quote examples
Masego
American Musician
I'm black so I've been getting eyed by cops my whole life.
Quote examples
Omari Hardwick
American Actor
Some of the most amazing people I've met in life are cops.
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Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
I respect and admire what cops do.
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