Cop meaning in English

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Definition

a cop: a police officer, a copper noun

Examples

  • "It's the cops!"
  • "Tony Three Times : It's the cops!"
  • "Careful what you say Fat Face, the cops could be listening!"
  • "If I catch you calling my little girl again I'm gonna call the cops."
Exercise 1
In the blanks below, type the appropriate terms from the dialogue.

Alice says that she is about Mittens because he looks sick.
A doctor for animals is called a .
At the end of the dialogue, Alice's father tells Trey he is going to call the .

All of these terms are used in the dialogue you just heard.

In the blanks below, type the appropriate terms from the dialogue.

Alice says that she is worried 1 about Mittens because he looks sick.
A doctor for animals is called a veterinarian 2.
At the end of the dialogue, Alice's father tells Trey he is going to call the cops 3.

All of these terms are used in the dialogue you just heard.
1 worried: Alice tells Trey that she is "worried" about her dog "Mittens". To be worried about something is to be "concerned or anxious" about it.
2 veterinarian: Trey suggests that Alice call a "veterinarian", a doctor for animals. "Veterinarian" is often shortened to "vet".
3 cops: A "cop" is a slang (informal) term for a police officer. At the end of the dialogue, Alice's father tells Trey that he will call the cops, or the police, if Trey ever calls his daughter again.

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