COPPING
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
copping
present participle of cop
Source: Wiktionary
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