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cop | cap |

As a noun cop

is plait, braid (of hair).

As a verb cap is

to extend one's leg for walking; get a move on.

cop

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) coppe, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A spider.

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from (etyl) , from (etyl) kapia, to buy.

    Verb

    (copp)
  • to obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take
  • * 2005 , Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home , Simon & Schuster, page 10:
    • Heroin appeared on the streets of our town for the first time, and Innie watched helplessly as his sixteen-year-old brother began taking the train to Harlem to cop smack.
  • 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
  • to steal
  • to adopt
    • No need to cop an attitude with me, junior.
  • to admit, especially to a crime.
    • I already copped to the murder. What else do you want from me?
    Harold copped to being known as "Dirty Harry".
  • *
    • Derived terms
    * cop a feel * cop a plea * cop off * cop on * cop out, cop-out

    Etymology 3

    Short for above, i.e. a criminal.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, law enforcement) A police officer or prison guard.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 4

    (etyl) cop, copp, from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch kop, German Kopf.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (crafts) The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
  • (obsolete) The top, summit, especially of a hill.
  • * Drayton
    • Cop they used to call / The tops of many hills.
  • (obsolete) The head.
  • A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
  • (architecture, military) A merlon.

    • Anagrams

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    References

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    See also

    * not much cop ----

    cap

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A close-fitting head covering either without a brim or with a peak.
    • The children were all wearing caps to protect them from the sun.
  • A special head covering to indicate rank, occupation etc.
  • An academic mortarboard
  • A protective cover or seal
    • He took the cap of the bottle and splashed himself with some cologne.
  • A crown for covering a tooth
    • He had golden caps on his teeth.
  • The summit of a mountain etc.
    • There was snow on the cap of the mountain.
  • An artificial upper limit or ceiling
    • We should put a cap on the salaries, to keep them under control.
  • The top part of a mushroom
  • A small amount of gunpowder in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun
    • Billy spent all morning firing caps with his friends, re-enacting storming the beach at Normandy.
  • A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives
    • He wired the cap to the bundle of dynamite, then detonated it remotely.
  • (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
  • * 2001: Charles Jade, Jade goes to Metreon
    • Did he think they were going to put a cap in his ass right in the middle of Metreon?
  • (soccer) An international appearance
    • Rio Ferdinand won his 50th cap for England in a game against Sweden.
  • (obsolete) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thou art the cap of all the fools alive.
  • (obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.
  • * Fuller
    • he that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks
  • (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
  • (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
    • the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate
  • Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
  • (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
  • (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
  • A large size of writing paper.
    • flat cap'''; fools'''cap'''; legal '''cap
    Antonyms
    * (artificial upper limit) floor
    Hyponyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * (head covering) baseball cap, cunt cap * (protective cover or seal) crown cap, filler cap * (artificial upper limit) interest rate cap * (small amount of explosive used as detonator) percussion cap, pop a cap in someone's ass
    See also
    * set one's cap at

    Verb

    (capp)
  • To cover or seal with a cap
  • To award a cap as a mark of distinction etc.
  • To lie over or on top of something
  • To surpass or outdo
  • To set an upper limit on something
    • cap wages.
  • To make something even more wonderful at the end.
    • That really capped my day.
  • (cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side
  • (slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
    • If he don't get outta my hood, I'm gonna cap his ass.
  • (sports) to select to play for the national team.
    • Peter Shilton is the most capped English footballer.
  • (obsolete) To uncover the head respectfully.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • * Thackeray
    • Tom capped the proctor with the profoundest of bows.
  • To deprive of a cap.
    • (Spenser)

    Etymology 2

    From capitalization, by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) Capitalization.
    • Derived terms
    * market cap

    Etymology 3

    From capital, by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An uppercase letter.

    • Verb

    (capp)
  • (informal) To convert text to uppercase.

    • Anagrams

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