COPPED

COP

collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop

(verb) take into custody; “the police nabbed the suspected criminals”

hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom

(verb) take by theft; “Someone snitched my wallet!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

copped

simple past tense and past participle of cop

Adjective

copped (comparative more copped, superlative most copped)

Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested.

Source: Wiktionary


Copped, a. Etym: [From Cop.]

Definition: Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested. Wiseman.

COP

Cop, n. Etym: [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. Dra

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.)

Definition: same as Merlon.

5. A policeman. [Slang] Cop waste, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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