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n class='dt'> admit sense 2b —used with to //… these small-timers would … cop to the smallest offense their attorney could negotiate. — Tom Clancy
  • cop ​a ​plea
    informal to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid standing trial for a more serious one
    broadly to admit fault and plead for mercy
noun (2)
plural cops

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

  • a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube //a cop of yarn
    also a quill or tube upon which it is wound
  • archaic, dialectal, chiefly England top, crest
admit sense 2b —used with to //… these small-timers would … cop to the smallest offense their attorney could negotiate. — Tom Clancy
  • cop ​a ​plea
    informal to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid standing trial for a more serious one
    broadly to admit fault and plead for mercy
noun (2)
plural cops

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

  • a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube //a cop of yarn
    also a quill or tube upon which it is wound
  • archaic, dialectal, chiefly England top, crest