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cop it

cop it verb: to get into trouble; to be punished.

Verb

cop it (third-person singular simple present cops it, present participle copping it, simple past and past participle copped it)

  1. (UK, slang) To get into trouble; to be punished.
    • "Oh, you'll cop it," said the recruit. "The sergeant has been here twice looking for you."1915, Lyman Abbott, Ernest Hamlin Abbott, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Francis Rufus Bellamy, The Outlook
    • He shook his black, dishevelled hair ominously and said: "You'll cop it for this!"1966, Maxim Gorky, Ronald Wilks, My Childhood

Synonyms of cop it

Forms of cop it

third-person singular presentcops it
present participlecopping it
past participlecopped it
pastcopped it

Questions about cop it

What does cop it mean?
Cop it means to get into trouble; to be punished.
What part of speech is cop it?
Cop it is a verb.
What is the past tense of cop it?
The past tense of cop it is copped it.

Words near cop it in the dictionary

  1. cop a plea
  2. cop and blow
  3. cop car
  4. cop cars
  5. Cop City
  6. cop it
  7. cop killer
  8. cop killers
  9. cop knock
  10. cop knocks
  11. cop magnet

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