cop : Idioms & Phrases

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cop out

  • verb choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing
    opt out.
    • She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider
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Cop waste

  • a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn has been unwound.
Webster 1913

cop-rose

Cop-rose` noun
Etymology
F. coprose, of uncertain origin; cf. D. klaproos, klapperroos.
Definitions
  1. The red, or corn, poppy. Written also cup-rose.
Webster 1913

coping saw

  • noun a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood
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coping stone

  • noun a stone that forms the top of wall or building
    copestone; stretcher; capstone.
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motorcycle cop

  • noun a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
    motorcycle policeman; motorcycle cop.
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speed cop

  • noun a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
    motorcycle policeman; motorcycle cop.
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traffic cop

  • noun a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
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