coping Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
    header; cope.
  2. verb come to terms with
    contend; deal; cope; manage; get by; grapple; make out; make do.
    • We got by on just a gallon of gas
    • They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
  3. verb take by theft
    cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook; snitch.
    • Someone snitched my wallet!
  4. verb take into custody
    nab; cop; pick up; apprehend; nail; arrest; collar.
    • the police nabbed the suspected criminals

WordNet

Cop"ing noun
Etymology
See Cope, n.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping. Gwill.

Webster 1913