Definition of "cop" []

• Informal A police officer. (noun)
• Informal One that regulates certain behaviors or actions: "Faced with the world recession of the early 1980s, ... the World Bank ... became a stern economic taskmaster and cop” ( Richard J. Barnet). (noun)
• To take unlawfully or without permission; steal. See Synonyms at steal. (verb-transitive)
• To get hold of; gain or win: a show that copped four awards; copped a ticket to the game. (verb-transitive)
• To take or catch: "copped a quick look at the gentleman in a caramel cashmere sport coat on the right” ( Gail Sheehy). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Being a cop is awesome Matt, I cant describe it any better than that ..."
• "Stick with it though man, being a cop is a very rewarding career ..."
• "Beuke blamed what he called cop killers, murderers and rapists for the allegations that dogged Burge for years."