[syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cop \Cop\ (k[o^]p), n. [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. Cup,
Cob.]
1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. [Obs.]
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Cop they used to call
The tops of many hills. --Drayton.
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2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or
roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.
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3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
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4. (Mil. Arch.) Same as Merlon.
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5. A policeman. [Slang]
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Cop waste, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly of
remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn
has been unwound.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cop
n 1: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: bull, cop,
copper, fuzz, pig]
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: hook,
snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom]
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected
criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest,
pick up, nab, cop]