coping

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
  2. verb come to terms with
  3. verb take by theft

Etymology

From cope + -ing. The sense referring to a brick wall is cope (sense 2), used in the sense "dress in a cope," "to cover."

In classic literature

Synonyms

header, cope

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