"cops" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɒps/ [UK], /kɑps/ [US], /kɔps/ [General-Australian] Audio: En-au-cops.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒps Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} cops
  1. plural of cop Tags: form-of, plural Form of: cop
    Sense id: en-cops-en-noun-Cso9HNIg
  2. (slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity. Tags: slang Translations (law enforcement): vaches (english: cows) [feminine, plural] (French), bœufs (english: oxen) [Canada, masculine, plural] (French), chiens [Canada, masculine, plural] [dogs, pets, lifestyle] (French), vandames [masculine, plural] (French), cognes (english: the beat) [masculine, plural] (French), cakes (english: the cakes) [masculine, plural] (French), Bullen [feminine, plural] (German), gliny [masculine, plural] (Polish), psy [masculine, plural] (Polish), tiras [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), bófia [feminine] (Portuguese), aynasızlar [plural] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cops-en-noun-ej0VqCLP Disambiguation of 'law enforcement': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɒps/ [UK], /kɑps/ [US], /kɔps/ [General-Australian] Audio: En-au-cops.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒps Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} cops
  1. (UK, dialect) The connecting crook of a harrow. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-cops-en-noun-4dmtOPSS Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kɒps/ [UK], /kɑps/ [US], /kɔps/ [General-Australian] Audio: En-au-cops.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒps Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cops
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cop Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: cop
    Sense id: en-cops-en-verb-W7ENmuSa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 32 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 5 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 5 30 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 29 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 7 90 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 8 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 10 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 7 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 8 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑps/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔps/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-cops.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/df/En-au-cops.ogg/En-au-cops.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/En-au-cops.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "copse"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒps"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cops"
}

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