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I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.
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Meaning of "cop out" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COP OUT

Probably from cop1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COP OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COP OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cop out is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cop out in English.

WHAT DOES COP OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cop out

Cop out or cop-out may refer to: ▪ Cop-Out, a 1969 Broadway play starring Linda Lavin ▪ Cop-Out, a 1986 video game by Raffaele Cecco ▪ Cop Out, a 1969 book by Ellery Queen ▪ Cop Out, a 1999 biography about the rugby 1981 Springbok Tour by Glenn Wood...

Definition of cop out in the English dictionary

The first definition of cop out in the dictionary is to fail to assume responsibility or to commit oneself. Other definition of cop out is an instance of avoiding responsibility or commitment. Cop out is also a person who acts in this way.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COP OUT

PRESENT

Present
I cop out
you cop out
he/she/it cops out
we cop out
you cop out
they cop out
Present continuous
I am copping out
you are copping out
he/she/it is copping out
we are copping out
you are copping out
they are copping out
Present perfect
I have copped out
you have copped out
he/she/it has copped out
we have copped out
you have copped out
they have copped out
Present perfect continuous
I have been copping out
you have been copping out
he/she/it has been copping out
we have been copping out
you have been copping out
they have been copping out
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I copped out
you copped out
he/she/it copped out
we copped out
you copped out
they copped out
Past continuous
I was copping out
you were copping out
he/she/it was copping out
we were copping out
you were copping out
they were copping out
Past perfect
I had copped out
you had copped out
he/she/it had copped out
we had copped out
you had copped out
they had copped out
Past perfect continuous
I had been copping out
you had been copping out
he/she/it had been copping out
we had been copping out
you had been copping out
they had been copping out
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cop out
you will cop out
he/she/it will cop out
we will cop out
you will cop out
they will cop out
Future continuous
I will be copping out
you will be copping out
he/she/it will be copping out
we will be copping out
you will be copping out
they will be copping out
Future perfect
I will have copped out
you will have copped out
he/she/it will have copped out
we will have copped out
you will have copped out
they will have copped out
Future perfect continuous
I will have been copping out
you will have been copping out
he/she/it will have been copping out
we will have been copping out
you will have been copping out
they will have been copping out
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cop out
you would cop out
he/she/it would cop out
we would cop out
you would cop out
they would cop out
Conditional continuous
I would be copping out
you would be copping out
he/she/it would be copping out
we would be copping out
you would be copping out
they would be copping out
Conditional perfect
I would have cop out
you would have cop out
he/she/it would have cop out
we would have cop out
you would have cop out
they would have cop out
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been copping out
you would have been copping out
he/she/it would have been copping out
we would have been copping out
you would have been copping out
they would have been copping out
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cop out
we let´s cop out
you cop out
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cop out
Past participle
copped out
Present Participle
copping out
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COP OUT

cop
cop car
cop it sweet
cop off
cop off with
cop shop
cop-out
cop-shop
copacetic
copaiba
copaiba balsam
copaiba resin
copaiva
copal
copalm
coparcenary
coparcener
coparcenery
coparceny
coparent

WORDS THAT END LIKE COP OUT

blimp out
cheap out
check out
crap out
crop out
dip out
help out
keep out
lip out
map out
ship out
sleep out
slop out
stamp out
step out
stop out
strip out
top out
trip out
wimp out

Synonyms and antonyms of cop out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COP OUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cop out» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cop out
abandon · avoid · bludge · desert · dodge · quit · renege · renounce · revoke · skip · skive

Translation of «cop out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COP OUT

Find out the translation of cop out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cop out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cop out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

警察出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Vaya par de polis
570 millions of speakers

English

cop out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुलिस वाले बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرطي خارج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полицейский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cop Out
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুলিশ বাহিনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cop keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aussteigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警官アウト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경찰 아웃
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cop metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cảnh sát ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போலீஸ் வெளியே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोलीस बाहेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Polis dışarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cop Out
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fujary na tropie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліцейський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

politist din
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποχωρείτε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cop out
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cop ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cop ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cop out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COP OUT»

The term «cop out» is regularly used and occupies the 74.990 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COP OUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cop out» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cop out» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cop out

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QUOTES WITH «COP OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cop out.
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Natalie Imbruglia
I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COP OUT»

Discover the use of cop out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cop out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cop Out
This book is divided into time components from 1977 to 2002 sharing details of the journey as an escaped criminal from New Orleans to Canada and other notable locations in Illinois, Tennessee, North Carolina, California, and Florida.
Robert Davis, 2006
2
Cop Out
The youngest man to have pinned on the badge of an Oakland police officer discusses his three years on the force.
Will Damron, 2012
3
Cop Out
Detective Kurt O'Donnell is used to digging up other people's secrets, but when he discovers his slain partner was married to another man, it shakes him.
Kc Burn, 2011
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C.O.P. Out
Elena Jarvis, a police officer from Los Santos, Texas, has succeeded against all odds.
Nancy Herndon, 2014
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The Last Cop Out
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Mickey Spillane, 1973
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Cop Out
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Dunlap including rare images from the author’s personal collection.
Susan Dunlap, 2012
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Cop-out ; Home Fires: Two Plays
Cop Out : This wildly imaginative early play from the author of House of Blue Leaves and Six Degrees of Separation is a satirical look at the age-old romantic Hollywood plot of hardnosed cop meets sweet young thing but with a savagely ...
John Guare, 1969
8
The Medical Cop-Out
Cynthia Birrer. but he also had a few of his own. He wanted to know why I thought 1 was having difficulty with my speech - was it just a question of finding the right word? No, that was not the problem; even when it did happen I could usually ...
Cynthia Birrer, 2000
9
The Workout Cop-Out: A Daily Avoidance Guide for Fitness Phobics
Provides a year's worth of excuses that people have used to avoid working out, such as "It's a full moon," and "I just had my navel pierced"
Stacey Granger, Dana Mitchell, 1997
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Jail Time: What You Need to Know...before You Go to Federal ...
The Cop-Out form is also used anytime the inmate has a request of staff. You can never verbally ask the staff for anything. All requests must be made in written form utilizing the Cop-Out form. Whether your designated facility has an Informal ...
Michael Frantz, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COP OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cop out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vic cop out of hospital, lucky to be alive
A gangland link to a constable being shot in the head during a traffic stop has been downplayed as the wounded Victorian officer left hospital. «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Dons mustn't leave Hird hanging: Bomber
Cop out. Rebuild, what's a rebuild, five years?” Thompson said. “I wouldn't do it, there's enough good players there. That means that (Jobe) ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
3
Too many organizations have false sense of IT security
But Boyer said that can be a cop out for some organizations, and they should do better with the resources that they do have. "Everyone is ... «FierceCIO, Jul 15»
4
Investigation clears U of T course that teaches anti-vaccine materials
"To say that 'Oh, in other areas of their education they learned other things' ... that's just a cop out. I'm really at a loss. They have to explain this ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»
5
RedNation Roundtable: Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
It may seem like a cop out, but I ultimately expect to see the team deliver the type of improved performances that have been the hallmark of the ... «RedNation Online, Jul 15»
6
True Detective 2 frustrates viewers with 'cheap trick'
On the one hand, she says the colossal cliffhanger from last week led to an anti-climax which felt like "a cop out". On the other, it was the first ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
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Danny Ings' Liverpool transfer fee from Burnley may go to tribunal …
ESPN FC's Craig Burley questions whether the signing of Danny Ings is another cop out by Brendan Rodgers, while Gab Marcotti asks the ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
8
The language of professionalism is a cop out
The idea that only a certain language is “professional” is a cop out and mostly gets used because people are either too lazy or too afraid to step ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Jul 15»
9
Report clears U of T course that teaches anti-vaccination materials
"To say that 'Oh, in other areas of their education they learned other things' ... that's just a cop out. I'm really at a loss. They have to explain this ... «Squamish Chief, Jul 15»
10
Super governance: draft law 'doesn't work', expert says
But Dr Donald is heavily critical of that element too. "That's not just a cop out, it's a challenge to the rule of law," he said. "To put the regulator in ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»

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