"coping" meaning in English

See coping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: copings [plural]
Etymology: From cope (sense 2), used in the sense "dress in a cope," "to cover." Head templates: {{en-noun}} coping (plural copings)
  1. (architecture) The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water): capezzata [feminine] (Italian), cimasa [feminine] (Italian), copertina [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-coping-en-noun-sKInuQ2l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 39 37 9 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 26 32 38 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 32 26 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 32 25 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 36 28 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 29 35 28 8 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water': 97 1 1
  2. (psychology) The process of managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize, reduce or tolerate stress or conflict. Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (the process of managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize, reduce or tolerate stress or conflict.): coping [feminine] (Dutch), afrontamiento [masculine] (Spanish), о́пір (ópir) [masculine] (Ukrainian), протистоя́ння (protystojánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-coping-en-noun-iD5ZHUcW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 39 37 9 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 26 32 38 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 32 26 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 44 27 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 45 31 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 32 25 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 36 28 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 40 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 29 35 28 8 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'the process of managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize, reduce or tolerate stress or conflict.': 2 96 2
  3. (falconry) Clipping the beak or talons of a bird. Categories (topical): Falconry
    Sense id: en-coping-en-noun-ItFngCHM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 39 37 9 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 26 32 38 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 32 26 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 32 25 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 36 28 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 29 35 28 8 Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coping mechanism, coping strategy

Verb

Etymology: From cope (sense 2), used in the sense "dress in a cope," "to cover." Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} coping
  1. present participle and gerund of cope Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cope
    Sense id: en-coping-en-verb-tuQRZcGZ Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 32 26 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 32 25 11

Inflected forms

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