Cops

//kɑps// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of cop form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The connecting crook of a harrow. UK, dialectal

    "It is almost needless to say, that the true point of draught should be exactly in the centre notch of the cops[…]"

  3. 3
    plural of COP form-of, plural
  4. 4
    plural of Cop form-of, plural
  5. 5
    The police, considered as a group entity. slang

    ""Maybe he'll git the cops after you, Jack." "I'll watch out fer dat, Nick, an' you must watch out too," answered Jack Sagger."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of cop form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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po po

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"We're getting out of here. The cops are coming."

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