cop to
phrasal verb
copped to; copping to; cops to
US slang
: to admit to doing (something)
He agreed to cop to a misdemeanor.
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Unfortunately for Kendall, Charlie has already pushed the button that alerts the cops to trouble at the store.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 June 2025
The company’s co-founders, Jordan Beckerman and Jordan Yale Levine, copped to the losses over the course of a nearly three-hour private Zoom meeting for investors held January 14, the footage of which has been reviewed by Deadline.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2025
Initial data provided by the department suggest that practicing the martial art not only helps boost officers' physical and mental health, but also enables cops to use less force during an arrest or altercation.
—Katja Ridderbusch, NPR, 26 May 2025
Because now that Audrey has copped to shooting Finn, literally no exit story was set up.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Apr. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 June 2025
The company’s co-founders, Jordan Beckerman and Jordan Yale Levine, copped to the losses over the course of a nearly three-hour private Zoom meeting for investors held January 14, the footage of which has been reviewed by Deadline.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2025
Initial data provided by the department suggest that practicing the martial art not only helps boost officers' physical and mental health, but also enables cops to use less force during an arrest or altercation.
—Katja Ridderbusch, NPR, 26 May 2025
Because now that Audrey has copped to shooting Finn, literally no exit story was set up.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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