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The big cop-out would be to accept popularity rather than opting to try to create potent work. It's so easy to do the popular thing, the expected thing, and that's where you start to cheat yourself - and your fans, in the end - because there's an inherent dishonesty in pandering and dishing up what everyone's expecting.
The Edge

Meaning of "cop-out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COP-OUT

cop-out  [ˈkɒpaʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COP-OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cop-Out is 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.

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 definition of cop-out in the dictionary is an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COP-OUT


aspout
əˈspaʊt
bespout
bɪˈspaʊt
bullpout
ˈbʊlˌpaʊt
downspout
ˈdaʊnˌspaʊt
eelpout
ˈiːlˌpaʊt
hornpout
ˈhɔːnˌpaʊt
pout
paʊt
rainspout
ˈreɪnˌspaʊt
sandspout
ˈsændˌspaʊt
spout
spaʊt
waterspout
ˈwɔːtəˌspaʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COP-OUT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE COP-OUT

all-out
carry-out
chill-out
cut-out
fade-in fade-out
flat-out
hang-out
let-out
long-drawn-out
opt-out
out-and-out
pull-out
roll-out
set-out
sort-out
straight-out
thought-out
time-out
way-out
worn-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

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

虎头蛇尾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cop-out
570 millions of speakers

English

cop-out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुलिस से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرطي التدريجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отговорка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cop-out
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুলিস-আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dérobade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cop-out
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cop -out
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

責任逃れ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경찰 아웃
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pulisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cảnh sát ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போலீஸ்-அவுட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉप-आउट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaytarma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cop - out
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wykręt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відмовка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

politist -out
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπάτσος - out
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cop -out
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undanflykt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cop -out
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 75.073 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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8 QUOTES WITH «COP-OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cop-out.
1
Bear Bryant
Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.
2
Richard Dawkins
Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.
3
Mike Ditka
People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time.
4
The Edge
The big cop-out would be to accept popularity rather than opting to try to create potent work. It's so easy to do the popular thing, the expected thing, and that's where you start to cheat yourself - and your fans, in the end - because there's an inherent dishonesty in pandering and dishing up what everyone's expecting.
5
Anna Faris
I know a lot of actors talk about the importance of wardrobe, and it always seems like it's kind of a cop-out, maybe, because it seems like a minor detail to some people. But I think it's hugely important.
6
Zach Gilford
I hate when a movie just sort of ends and is so open-ended you feel like it wasn't finished. I appreciate leaving things up to the interpretation of the audience and letting them make decisions about where things will go in the future - but the director has to make a decision; otherwise it is sort of a cop-out.
7
Bunker Roy
You have to be a cop-out or a wash-out or a dropout to come to our college. You have to work with your hands. You have to have a dignity of labor. You have to show that you have a skill that you can offer to the community and provide a service to the community. So we started the Barefoot College, and we redefined professionalism.
8
Joe Wright
'Pride' is my first film with a happy ending. Before, I naively thought they were a cop-out, but now I've come to believe that happy endings and wish fulfilment are an incredibly important part of our cultural life.

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.
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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
4
C.O.P. Out
Elena Jarvis, a police officer from Los Santos, Texas, has succeeded against all odds.
Nancy Herndon, 2014
5
The Last Cop Out
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Mickey Spillane, 1973
6
Cop Out
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Dunlap including rare images from the author’s personal collection.
Susan Dunlap, 2012
7
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
10
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.
1
We must kick costly referee errors into touch
Joe McQuillan sanctioned the ultimate cop-out - a yellow for both men. Had he the benefit of a TMO, he would have clearly picked up the ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Nykhor Paul, Tired of Apologizing for Her Blackness, Fights Fashion …
Designers will cite their desire for “unity” in a fashion show to explain away a lack of a black presence on the catwalk, but this was “a cop-out,” ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
3
Stitchers Season 1 Episode 6 Review: Finally
... to her this season. It would have been such a cop-out to have Kirsten remember everything – little tidbits here and there are perfectly fine. «TV Fanatic, Jul 15»
4
Wimbledon2Day caves in to people power – and still I'm not happy
To me, that just feels like a cop-out. These are professional TV producers we're talking about. They're the experts. So why didn't they at least try ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
5
On the Box - Weekly TV Review
The languid pace I can take, but when you get a mix of David Lynch-like moments mixed with the cop-out, non-killing of Farrell's Detective Ray ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
6
Marriage is forever
“Irreconcilable differences” though, is generally a cop-out. It's not meant to be easy. I think this clicked in my brain after abseiling at a school ... «MercatorNet, Jul 15»
7
Kallet: If Mets Miss The Playoffs, Sandy Alderson Needs To Be Fired
I'm not going to get into who I think the Mets should go after. Many will criticize me for that and call it a cop-out, but it's not. It's not my job — or ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
8
Jimmy Carter: Jesus would approve of some abortions
Wade is a cop-out. Carter's oath was to the Constitution, not to the judges who defiled it. As Thomas Jefferson and James Madison said, ... «Live Action News, Jul 15»
9
The Bachelorette Recap: Kaitlyn Finally Tells Shawn About Having …
(Which, by the way, is such a weird cop-out phrase that leaves so little wiggle room. It could mean you've just started feeling something for ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Why no one can reliably predict a tech bubble
I used to think the response was a cop-out from someone too scared to play Debbie Downer during a seemingly bullish economy. But I've come ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»

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