cops
nounverbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kɒps//
- United States//kɑps//
- Australia//kɔps//
The police, considered as a group entity.
noun
- 1
slangThe police, considered as a group entity.
"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.
I saw them leaving,” he says, and he stops / “One of us had better call up the cops” / And so Patty calls the cops / And they arrive on the scene
- 2
Also a form of copplural of cop
verb
- 1
Also a form of copthird-person singular simple present indicative of cop
noun
- 1
The connecting crook of a harrow.
It is almost needless to say, that the true point of draught should be exactly in the centre notch of the cops[…]
coping · The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in…copper · A reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with…Copper · A surname.
cops · The police, considered as a group entity.
copy · The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical…copycat · One who imitates or plagiarizes the work of others.copying · an instance of the making of a copy