cop

/kɒp//kɑp/

noun

1
To obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take.
2
To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
“When caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his father”
3
(trainspotting) To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.
4
To steal.
5
To adopt.
6
To earn by bad behavior.
7
(usually with “to”) to admit, especially to a crime.
“Harold copped to being known as "Dirty Harry".”
8
For a pimp to recruit a prostitute into the stable.

1
(crafts) The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
2
The top, summit, especially of a hill.
3
The crown (of the head); also the head itself.
“The stature is bowed down in age, the cop is depressed.”
4
A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
5
A merlon.

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