COPS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word cops. (close relations)
copse
Best Alternative Words for COPS
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constabulary | nounn | |||||||
noun • the force of policemen and officers | ||||||||
police | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the force of policemen and officers verb • maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol | ||||||||
officers | nounn | |||||||
noun • any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command • someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust • a member of a police force • a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel verb • direct or command as an officer | ||||||||
law enforcement | nounn | |||||||
noun • ensuring obedience to the laws | ||||||||
apprehend | verbv | |||||||
verb • get the meaning of something • take into custody • anticipate with dread or anxiety | ||||||||
arrest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) • the state of inactivity following an interruption verb • take into custody • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of • attract and fix • cause to come to an abrupt stop | ||||||||
bull | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus • the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 • a large and strong and heavyset man • Obscene word for unacceptable behavior • a serious and ludicrous blunder • uncomplimentary terms for a policeman • an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later • the center of a target • a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) • mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle verb • push or force • try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths • advance in price | ||||||||
collar | nounn | |||||||
noun • a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over • (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal • anything worn or placed about the neck • a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part • the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot • a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it • necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck • a figurative restraint • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) verb • take into custody • seize by the neck or collar • furnish with a collar | ||||||||
copper | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor • a copper penny • uncomplimentary terms for a policeman • a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper • any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings verb • coat with a layer of copper | ||||||||
fuzz | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • filamentous hairlike growth on a plant • uncomplimentary terms for a policeman • a hazy or indistinct representation • the first beard of an adolescent boy | ||||||||
glom | verbv | |||||||
verb • take by theft • seize upon or latch onto something | ||||||||
hook | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a catch for locking a door • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook • anything that serves as an enticement • a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something • a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer • a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent • a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket verb • fasten with a hook • rip off; ask an unreasonable price • make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle • hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left • take by theft • make off with belongings of others • hit with a hook • catch with a hook • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) • secure with the foot • entice and trap • approach with an offer of sexual favors | ||||||||
nab | verbv | |||||||
verb • tag the base runner to get him out • take into custody • seize suddenly | ||||||||
nail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits • a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener • a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard verb • attach something somewhere by means of nails • take into custody • hit with great force • succeed in obtaining a position • succeed at easily • locate exactly • complete a pass | ||||||||
pig | nounn | |||||||
noun • domestic swine • a coarse obnoxious person • a person regarded as greedy and pig-like • uncomplimentary terms for a policeman • mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast • a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace verb • live like a pig, in squalor • eat greedily • give birth to (piglets) | ||||||||
snitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police verb • take by theft • give away information about somebody | ||||||||
thieve | verbv | |||||||
verb • take by theft | ||||||||
knock off | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • cut the price of • take by theft • write quickly • stop pursuing or acting | ||||||||
pick up | verbv | |||||||
verb • take and lift upward • take up by hand • give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift • gather or collect • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally • get in addition, as an increase • take into custody • buy casually or spontaneously • register (perceptual input) • lift out or reflect from a background • meet someone for sexual purposes • fill with high spirits; fill with optimism • improve significantly; go from bad to good • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily • eat by pecking at, like a bird • gain or regain energy |