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cop definition

1. tv.
   to take or steal something. (Originally underworld.) : Somebody copped the statue from the town square.
2. n.
   a theft. (Underworld.) : They pulled the cop in broad daylight.
3. n.
   a police officer. (From sense 1.) : The cop wasn't in any mood to put up with any monkey business.
4. tv.
   to arrest someone. (See also copped.) : They copped Sam with the evidence right on him.
5. n.
   an arrest. : It was a smooth cop. No muss, no fuss.