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cops it

cops it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cop it.

Meaning of cop it

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

Questions about cops it

What is cops it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cops it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cop it.

Words near cops it in the dictionary

  1. cops
  2. cops a feel
  3. cops a load of
  4. cops a plea
  5. cops and robbers
  6. cops it
  7. cops off
  8. cops off with
  9. cops on
  10. cops one's whack
  11. cops oneself on

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