cop to

verb

copped to; copping to; cops to
Synonyms of cop tonext
US slang
: to admit to doing (something)
He agreed to cop to a misdemeanor.

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Davis was captured on cell phone video, crouching over French’s body, hysterically telling responding cops to stay away from him. — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026 Neither Tennessee resident cops to having much interest in Nashville’s glitzy Lower Broadway district, where tourists stumble from one bar owned by a name-brand country star to another. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 From Mike Birbiglia as a farcical cop to a bouncer at a Greenpoint club played by Ziwe, New York comedians abound. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026 While spearheading an investigation that turns out to include everything from corrupt cops to child welfare, Tom’s personal life is a wreck. — Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cop to

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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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