cop

Universal Words noun, verb noun (informal) a police officer: Somebody call the cops! * children playing cops and robbers * a TV cop show IDIOMS not much cop (BrE, slang) not very good: He's not much cop as a singer. moreatFAIRadj. verb (-pp-) [VN] (informal) 1 to receive or suffer sth unpleasant: He copped all the hassle after the accident. 2 to notice sth: Cop a load of this (= Listen to this)! IDIOMS cop hold of sth (BrE, informal) to take hold of sth cop a plea (AmE, informal) to admit in a court of law to being guilty of a small crime in the hope of receiving less severe punishment for a more serious crime comparePLEABARGAINING cop it (BrE, slang) 1 to be punished 2 to be killed PHRASALVERBS cop off (with sb) (BrE, slang) to start a sexual or romantic experience with sb: Who did he cop off with at the party? cop out (of sth) (informal) to avoid or stop doing sth that you should do because you are afraid, lazy, etc: You're not going to cop out at the last minute, are you? relatednounCOP-OUT