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cop
Noun
  • A spider. obsolete
Verb
  • to obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take. transitive, formerly dialect, now informal
  • to (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing. transitive
  • to see and record a railway locomotive for the first time. transitive, trainspotting, slang
  • to steal. transitive
  • to adopt. transitive
  • to admit, especially to a crime. intransitive, usually with "to", slang
Noun
  • A police officer or prison guard. slang, law enforcement
Noun
  • The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine. crafts
  • The top, summit, especially of a hill. obsolete
  • The crown (of the head); also the head itself. [14th-15th c.] obsolete
  • A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
  • A merlon. architecture, military