cop 1 (k?p)n. Informal 1. A police officer.2. One that regulates certain behaviors or actions: “Faced with the world recession of the early 1980s, … the World Bank … became a stern economic taskmaster and cop” (Richard J. Barnet).[Short for copper.]cop 2 (k?p) Slang tr.v. copped, cop·ping, cops 1. a. To get hold of; gain or win: a show that copped four awards; copped a ticket to the game.b. To perceive by one of the senses: “copped a quick look at the gentleman … on the right” (Gail Sheehy).2. To take unlawfully or without permission; steal.Phrasal Verb: cop out To avoid fulfilling a commitment or responsibility; renege: copped out on my friends; copped out by ducking the issue.Idioms: cop a feel To fondle someone sexually in a surreptitious way. cop a plea To plead guilty to a lesser charge so as to avoid standing trial for a more serious charge.[Probably variant of cap, to catch, from Old French caper, from Latin capere; see capture.]cop3cop 3 (k?p)n.1. A cone-shaped or cylindrical roll of yarn or thread wound on a spindle.2. Chiefly British A summit or crest, as of a hill.[Middle English, summit, from Old English.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cop (k?p) n1. (Law) another name for policeman2. Brit an arrest (esp in the phrase a fair cop)3. an instance of plagiarismvb (tr) , cops, copping or copped4. to seize or catch5. to steal6. (Recreational Drugs) to buy, steal, or otherwise obtain (illegal drugs). Compare score267. Also: cop it to suffer (a punishment): you’ll cop a clout if you do that!. 8. cop it sweet slang a. to accept a penalty without complaintb. to have good fortune[C18: (vb) perhaps from obsolete cap to arrest, from Old French caper to seize; sense 1, back formation from copper2]cop (k?p) n1. (Textiles) a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle2. chiefly dialect the top or crest, as of a hill[Old English cop, copp top, summit, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old English copp cup]cop (k?p) nslang (usually used with a negative) Brit worth or value: that work is not much cop. [C19: n use of cop1 (in the sense: to catch, hence something caught, something of value)]COP (in New Zealand) abbreviation for (Education) Certificate of Proficiency: a pass in a university subjectCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cop1 (k?p) v.t. copped, cop?ping. Informal. 1. to catch; nab. 2. to steal; filch. 3. cop out, to renege on a promise; avoid a responsibility. Idioms: cop a plea, to plea-bargain. [1695?1705; compare cap (obsolete) to arrest, Scots cap to seize « dial. Old French caper to take, ultimately