Sekirov Dictionary

cope

UK /ˈkəʊp/US /ˈkoʊp/

verb 12
noun 7
exclamation 2
forms 6
phrases 1

verb12

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to deal with a hard job or a painful time well enough to carry on
- From transport to zoos: how UK services coped in the sweltering heat [title] — 2022
To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
To form a cope or arch; to arch or bend; to bow.
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To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
- the beak and talons should be closely coped — 1856
(no longer used) To bargain for; to buy.
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(no longer used) To exchange or barter.
- [The Patron] Will cope with thee in reasonable wise; That if the living yerely doo arise To fortie pound, that then his yongest sonne Shall twentie have, and twentie thou hast wonne. — 1591
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(no longer used) To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
- I love to cope him in these sullen fits. — 1598
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(no longer used) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
- Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man / As e'er my conversation coped withal. — 1599
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(dialect, no longer used) To tie or sew up the mouth of a ferret used for hunting rabbits.
- His nimble ferrets must now become pioners for their master who coupes them, lest they should grow too fat to endure labour. — 1631
(figurative, no longer used) To silence or prevent from speaking.
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(no longer used) To make return for; to requite; to repay.
- Three thousand ducats due unto the Jew, / We freely cope your courteous pains withal. — 1596

noun7

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A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.
- […] there went first 160 Priests, all in their Copes, eight Bishops next, […] — 1681
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(slang) A coping mechanism or self-delusion one clings to in order to endure a hopeless situation.
- Just as it sounds, a Gymcel is an incel who goes to the gym a lot, which in their mind is a cope. — 2020
Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.
A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.
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(literary) The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.
- One summer night, in commune with the hope Thus deeply fed, amid those ruins gray I watched, beneath the dark sky’s starry cope; […] — 1817
The top part of a sand casting mold.
An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.

exclamation2

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(disapproving) An expression of spite towards someone who suffered a setback.
- "The other guy cheated, I had no chance!" "Cope."
(Internet, disapproving) A contemptuous dismissal, implying that someone should deal with some problem on their own and that the speaker will not engage any further.

forms

coped · copedst · coping · copes · copeth · copest

Phrases with cope

cope with
To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.

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