cop Who acts: cop, You, much cop, cop out, us, We · What happens: be, cop, receive, not mean, cop out, do · To what, where: police officer, something, it, look, this, weak excuse · Speech: someone speaks here
«cop» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: cop in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A cop is a police officer.
det nsubj cop det compound punct root A DET cop NOUN is AUX a DET police NOUN officer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cop det 2 cop cop NOUN Number=Sing 6 officer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 officer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 officer det 5 police police NOUN Number=Sing 6 officer compound 6 officer officer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 officer punct
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1 is a present a cop a police officer tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: UK slang — kept apart, not parsed.
To cop something is to get or receive it, usually something bad: «You'll cop it for that!».
The tree, 18 words mark advcl obj cop mark cc conj obj punct advmod parataxis amod punct punct nsubj aux parataxis obj case obl punct punct punct root To PART cop VERB something PRON is AUX to PART get VERB or CCONJ receive VERB it PRON , PUNCT usually ADV something PRON bad ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT You PRON 'll AUX cop VERB it PRON for ADP that PRON ! PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cop mark 2 cop cop VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 get advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 cop obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 get cop 5 to to PART _ 6 get mark 6 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 receive cc 8 receive receive VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 get conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 receive obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 something punct 11 usually usually ADV _ 12 something advmod 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 get parataxis 13 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 12 something amod 14 : : PUNCT _ 18 cop punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 18 cop punct 16 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 cop nsubj 17 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 cop aux 18 cop cop VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 something parataxis 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 cop obj 20 for for ADP _ 21 that case 21 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 18 cop obl 22 ! ! PUNCT _ 18 cop punct 23 » » PUNCT _ 18 cop punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 get punct
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1 cop to-infinitive something vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 is present get property tree rules 3 receive infinitive it vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 4 cop in a quote future You it for that vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Theme for that=Beneficiary
Meaning 3 Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
To cop a look is to take a quick look: «Cop a look at this».
The tree, 15 words mark advcl det obj cop mark det amod obj punct punct parataxis det obj case obl punct punct root To PART cop VERB a DET look NOUN is AUX to PART take VERB a DET quick ADJ look NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Cop VERB a DET look NOUN at ADP this PRON » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cop mark 2 cop cop VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 take advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 look det 4 look look NOUN Number=Sing 2 cop obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 take cop 6 to to PART _ 7 take mark 7 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 look det 9 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 10 look amod 10 look look NOUN Number=Sing 7 take obj 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 Cop punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 Cop punct 13 Cop cop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 take parataxis 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 look det 15 look look NOUN Number=Sing 13 Cop obj 16 at at ADP _ 17 this case 17 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 Cop obl 18 » » PUNCT _ 13 Cop punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 take punct
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1 cop to-infinitive a look vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent look=Theme 2 is present take property tree rules 3 cop in a quote infinitive a look this vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent look=Theme
Meaning 4 Usage: UK informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Not much cop means not very good.
advmod amod nsubj advmod advmod xcomp punct root Not PART much ADJ cop NOUN means VERB not PART very ADV good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cop amod 3 cop cop NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 means advmod 6 very very ADV _ 7 good advmod 7 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 not mean present much cop good property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 To cop out is to avoid doing something you should do; a cop-out is a weak excuse.
The tree, 18 words mark advcl compound:prt cop mark xcomp obj nsubj aux acl:relcl punct det compound punct nsubj cop det amod obl punct root To PART cop VERB out ADP is AUX to PART avoid VERB doing VERB something PRON you PRON should AUX do VERB ; PUNCT a DET cop NOUN - PUNCT out NOUN is AUX a DET weak ADJ excuse NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cop mark 2 cop cop VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 avoid advcl 3 out out ADP _ 2 cop compound:prt 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 avoid cop 5 to to PART _ 6 avoid mark 6 avoid avoid VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 avoid xcomp 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 doing obj 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 do nsubj 10 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 do aux 11 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 something acl:relcl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 20 excuse punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 out det 14 cop cop NOUN Number=Sing 16 out compound 15 - - PUNCT _ 16 out punct 16 out out NOUN Number=Sing 20 excuse nsubj 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 excuse cop 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 excuse det 19 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 20 excuse amod 20 excuse excuse NOUN Number=Sing 6 avoid obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 avoid punct
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1 cop out to-infinitive vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is present avoid property tree rules 3 do gerund something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 4 do should you vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 is a present a cop out a weak excuse tree rules
Meaning 6 To cop to something (US) is to admit it.
mark advcl case obl punct appos punct cop mark obj punct root To PART cop VERB to ADP something PRON ( PUNCT US PROPN ) PUNCT is AUX to PART admit VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cop mark 2 cop cop VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 admit advcl 3 to to ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 cop obl 5 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 US punct 6 US US PROPN Number=Sing 4 something appos 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 US punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 admit cop 9 to to PART _ 10 admit mark 10 admit admit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 admit obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 admit punct
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1 cop to-infinitive to something vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is present admit property tree rules
Example 1 A cop helped us find our way home.
det nsubj obj xcomp nmod:poss obj advmod punct root A DET cop NOUN helped VERB us PRON find VERB our PRON way NOUN home ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cop det 2 cop cop NOUN Number=Sing 3 helped nsubj 3 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 helped obj 5 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helped xcomp 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 way nmod:poss 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 find obj 8 home home ADV _ 5 find advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 helped punct
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1 help past a cop us vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 find infinitive us not said here our way home property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic
Example 2 We played cops and robbers in the playground.
nsubj obj cc conj case det obl punct root We PRON played VERB cops NOUN and CCONJ robbers NOUN in ADP the DET playground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 played nsubj 2 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 cops cop NOUN Number=Plur 2 played obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 robbers cc 5 robbers robber NOUN Number=Plur 3 cops conj 6 in in ADP _ 8 playground case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 playground det 8 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 played punct
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1 play past We cops and robbers the playground vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cop=Theme
Example 3 You'll cop it when Mum sees the mess!
nsubj aux obj mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root You PRON 'll AUX cop VERB it PRON when SCONJ Mum NOUN sees VERB the DET mess NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 cop nsubj 2 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 cop aux 3 cop cop VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 cop obj 5 when when SCONJ _ 7 sees mark 6 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 7 sees nsubj 7 sees see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 cop advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 mess det 9 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 7 sees obj 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 cop punct
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1 cop future You it vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 see present Mum the mess vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mess=Stimulus
Example 4 That film wasn't much cop.
det nsubj cop advmod amod punct root That DET film NOUN was AUX n't PART much ADJ cop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 6 cop nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 cop cop 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 much advmod 5 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cop amod 6 cop cop NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 cop punct
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1 is a past that film much cop tree rules
Example 5 Saying you were busy is a cop-out.
csubj nsubj cop ccomp cop det compound punct punct root Saying VERB you PRON were AUX busy ADJ is AUX a DET cop NOUN - PUNCT out NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 out csubj 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 busy nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 busy cop 4 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Saying ccomp 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 out cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 out det 7 cop cop NOUN Number=Sing 9 out compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 9 out punct 9 out out NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 out punct
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1 say speech: assert gerund vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is past you busy property tree rules 3 is a present Saying a cop out tree rules
Example 6 Cop a look at my new trainers.
det obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root Cop VERB a DET look NOUN at ADP my PRON new ADJ trainers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cop cop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 look det 3 look look NOUN Number=Sing 1 Cop obj 4 at at ADP _ 7 trainers case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 trainers nmod:poss 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 trainers amod 7 trainers trainer NOUN Number=Plur 1 Cop obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Cop punct
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1 cop imperative you not said here a look my new trainers vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent look=Theme
Example 7 He finally copped to eating the last biscuit.
nsubj advmod mark advcl det amod obj punct root He PRON finally ADV copped VERB to SCONJ eating VERB the DET last ADJ biscuit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 copped nsubj 2 finally finally ADV _ 3 copped advmod 3 copped cop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to SCONJ _ 5 eating mark 5 eating eat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 copped advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 biscuit det 7 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 8 biscuit amod 8 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 5 eating obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 copped punct
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1 cop past He finally property vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 eat gerund He not said here the last biscuit vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient
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