cop

[cop]

A cop is a police officer. If you realize you're speeding in a school zone, you might look around nervously, hoping you won't see a cop.

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The top of a thing; the head; a crest.

Noun
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Verb
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

Verb
take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"

n.
The top of a thing; the head; a crest.

n.
A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.

n.
A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.

n.
Same as Merlon.

n.
A policeman.

Cop

Cop , n. [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. Cup, Cob.] 1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. [Obs.]

Cop they used to call The tops of many hills.

2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc. 3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound. 4. (Mil. Arch.) same as Merlon. 5. A policeman. [Slang] Cop waste, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn has been unwound.

The top of a thing; the head; a crest.

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Usage Examples

The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.

My dad was a homicide cop in the gay neighborhood in the city when gay neighborhoods were desperate, depressing, sad places run by the mob. The only gay people he'd met when I came out to him were corpses.

Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

People don't know where to place me. Terry Gilliam used me as a quirky cop in 'Twelve Monkeys', and then he hired me again to be an effeminate hotel clerk in 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'. Another time, I was shooting this indie film 'The Souler Opposite' and six days a week, I'm playing this big puppy dog, then I come to the 'NYPD Blue' set and become this scumbag.

If your neighbors think you're a detective because a cop always brings you home, you might be a redneck.

G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.

I'll tell you what I really enjoy. We all go to the movies, we all watch television, we know what they're about, how they work. When the main character is a cop or a spy, it's very exciting, but I also very much enjoy when the main characters are nobodies - a trucker.