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cop·ing (kō′piŋ)
noun
Etymology: < fig. use of cope
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Converse of object
- mold: Where boundary treatments are being renewed, walls, preferably matching the originals, should be constructed in brick with molded brick copings.
Adjective modifier
- top: In fact, the Viaduct was not finally completed until July 1833, when the top copings were installed.
Preposition: on
- wall: Matt puts the finishing touches to the copings on the slipway walls.
Modifies a noun
- strategy: Stress Awareness and Coping Strategies led by Sue Askew.
Preposition: with
- stress: Her inspirational presentations on ' Change ' , ' Challenge ' and ' Coping with stress ' have enthralled business audiences over five continents.
Noun used with modifier
- stone: The walls are of red brick, topped by flat stone copings.
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Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life.
The Doomsayers have always had their uses, since they trigger the coping mechanism that often prevents the events they forecast.
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