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cope (kōp)

intransitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

  1. to fight or contend (with) successfully or on equal terms
  2. to deal with problems, troubles, etc.
  3. Archaic to meet, encounter, or have to do (with)

Etymology: ME coupen < OFr coper, colper, to strike < colp, coup

transitive verb

  1. Archaic to meet, as in contest; encounter
  2. Obsolete to match equally
cope2 definition

cope (kōp)

noun

  1. a large, capelike vestment worn by priests at certain ceremonies
  2. anything that covers like a cope, as a vault or the sky
  3. coping

Etymology: ME < ML capa, var. of LL cappa: see cap

transitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

to cover or provide with a cope or coping
cope3 definition

cope (kōp)

transitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

to cut or shape (a part used in building) so that it will fit over or against another part, as a coping or molding

Etymology: back-form. < coping

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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