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cop(4) (iou)



cop noun4. slang. M19.
[from COP verb2, COPPER noun2.]
A police officer. M19.
cops and robbers a children's game of hiding and chasing. motor cop: see MOTOR noun & adjective. silent cop: see SILENT adjective.
A capture, an arrest. Chiefly in a fair cop s.v. FAIR adjective. L19.
An acquisition; a welcome chance or opportunity. Chiefly Austral. & NZ. L19.
Value or use, esp. in something acquired. Chiefly with neg. E20.
Comb.: cop-shop a police station.