catch or arrest (an offender)

he was copped for speeding

receive or attain (something welcome)

she copped an award for her role in the film

strike (an attitude or pose)

I copped an attitude—I acted real tough

a police officer

a cop in a patrol car gave chase

shrewdness; practical intelligence

he had the cop-on to stay clear of Hugh Thornley

a conical mass of thread wound on to a spindle