| cop | | |
| n. (person) | 1. bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ police officer, policeman, officer | a member of a police force.; "it was an accident, officer" |
| v. (possession) | 2. cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve | take by theft.; "Someone snitched my wallet!" |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (contact) | 3. apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up | take into custody.; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| police | | |
| n. (group) | 1. constabulary, law, police, police force | the force of policemen and officers.; "the law came looking for him" |
| ~ personnel, force | group of people willing to obey orders.; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" |
| ~ european law enforcement organisation, europol | police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces. |
| ~ gendarmerie, gendarmery | French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively. |
| ~ mutawa, mutawa'een | religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded. |
| ~ mounties, rcmp, royal canadian mounted police | the federal police force of Canada. |
| ~ new scotland yard, scotland yard | the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London. |
| ~ secret police | a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition). |
| ~ schutzstaffel, ss | special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps. |
| ~ law enforcement agency | an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws. |
| ~ posse, posse comitatus | a temporary police force. |
| ~ police officer, policeman, officer | a member of a police force.; "it was an accident, officer" |
| v. (social) | 2. patrol, police | maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol. |
| ~ guard | to keep watch over.; "there would be men guarding the horses" |
| policeman | | |
| n. (person) | 1. officer, police officer, policeman | a member of a police force.; "it was an accident, officer" |
| ~ constabulary, police, police force, law | the force of policemen and officers.; "the law came looking for him" |
| ~ bobby | an informal term for a British policeman. |
| ~ cop, fuzz, copper, pig, bull | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman. |
| ~ police captain, police chief, captain | a policeman in charge of a precinct. |
| ~ police constable, constable | a police officer of the lowest rank. |
| ~ detective, police detective, tec, investigator | a police officer who investigates crimes. |
| ~ gendarme | a French policeman. |
| ~ inspector | a high ranking police officer. |
| ~ law officer, lawman, peace officer | an officer of the law. |
| ~ motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop | a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists). |
| ~ police matron, policewoman | a woman policeman. |
| ~ mountie | colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. |
| ~ shoofly | an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen. |
| ~ traffic cop | a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic. |
| ~ trooper | a mounted policeman. |
| ~ state trooper, trooper | a state police officer. |
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