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cops¹

  • /kɒps/ UK
  • /kɑps/ US
  • /kɔps/ Australia

Sounds like copse · Rhymes with -ɒps

noun

  1. plural plural of cop
  2. slang, with the The 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.

verb

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

cops²

  • /kɒps/ UK
  • /kɑps/ US
  • /kɔps/ Australia

Sounds like copse · Rhymes with -ɒps

noun

  1. UK, dialectal 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[…]

COPs³

noun

  1. plural plural of COP

Cops⁴

noun

  1. plural plural of Cop

CoPs⁵

noun

  1. plural plural of CoP

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pig, nail, bull, fuzz, copper, collar, knock off, hook, glom, pick up, thieve, nab, apprehend, snitch, arrest, police

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noun law enforcement

Portuguêstiras, bófia
Françaisvaches, bœufs, chiens, vandames, cognes, cakes
DeutschBullen

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"cops." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cops. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cops. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cops

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"cops." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cops.

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@misc{cops_2026,
  title = {cops},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cops},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}