cops

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɒps/ (UK)
• Homophone: copse

Etymology 1

Noun

cops

1. (slang) plural form of cop Police officers.
   • 1986, Liam Sternberg (performed by The Bangles), Walk Like an Egyptian

     All the cops in the donut shops say, "Way-oh-way-oh-way-ooo-aaa-ooo"

2. (slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.
   • 1906, Horatio Alger, Joe the Hotel Boy

     "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.

Translations

law enforcement

• French: vaches (fr) f pl (cows), bœufs (fr) m pl (oxen) (Canada), chiens (fr) m pl (dogs) (Canada), vandames m pl, cognes (fr) m pl (the beat), cakes (fr) m pl (the cakes)

• Turkish: aynasızlar pl

Verb

cops

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

Etymology 2

Noun

cops

1. (UK, dialect) The connecting crook of a harrow.
   • 1807, The complete farmer: or, a general dictionary of husbandry

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

Anagrams

• COSP, PCOS, PCSO, scop

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French

Noun

cops

1. plural form of cop