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
copping
present participle of cop
Source: Wiktionary
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
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
