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Cops

/kɒps/

A spider.

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📖 Definitions of "Cops"

noun

1
A spider.

verb

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.

noun

1
(law enforcement) A police officer or prison guard.

noun

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.

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pignoun	(countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
nailnoun	The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
bullnoun	An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
fuzznoun	(US, slang, with "the") The police, or any law enforcement agency.
coppernoun	(uncountable) A reddish-brown metal, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.
collarnoun	Clothes that encircle the neck.
knock offnoun	Nonstandard form of knockoff. [(often attributive) An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually of lower quality and price than the original.]
hooknoun	A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
glomnoun	(medicine, colloquial) Clipping of glomerulus. [(anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine]
pick upverb	(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
thieveverb	(intransitive) To commit theft.
nabnoun	The summit of a hill.
apprehendverb	(transitive) To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
snitchnoun	(slang) An informer, one who betrays their group.
arrestnoun	(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
policenoun	(law enforcement) A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.
policingnoun	Patrolling by the police.
mountiesnoun	the federal police force of canada
fedsnoun	(US, MLE, slang) Law enforcement; cops.
lawnoun	(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.