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cop

verb, slang

Synonyms and Antonyms of COP

1
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for <I copped a great outfit for only $50>
Synonyms cop [slang], pick up, purchase, take
Related Words acquire, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure, win; finance, pay (for), spring (for); barter (for), deal (for), dicker (over), exchange (for), haggle (for), negotiate (about), trade (for); bargain (with), chaffer (with), horse-trade (with), palter (with); bid, offer; rebuy, repurchase
Near Antonyms deal (in), market, merchandise (also merchandize), retail, sell, vend
2
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly <some concertgoers rush pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front>
Synonyms bag, capture, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap
Related Words glove, halter, lasso, rope; apprehend, arrest, detain; bay, corner; clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure; rend, wrest; enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh; abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)
Antonyms miss

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