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1. phrasal verb

If you say that someone is copping out, you mean they are avoiding doing something they should do.

[informal, disapproval]

The minute it got tough, he copped out. [VERB PARTICLE]

2. See also cop-out

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cop-out

Word forms: plural cop-outs

countable noun [usually singular]

If you refer to something as a cop-out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do.

[informal, disapproval]

To decline to vote is a cop-out.

The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out.

Synonyms: pretence, dodge, pretext, fraud More Synonyms of cop out

cop out in British English

slang

verb

1. (intr, adverb)

to fail to assume responsibility or to commit oneself

noun cop-out

an instance of avoiding responsibility or commitment

a person who acts in this way

Word origin

C20: probably from cop1

cop-out in British English

(ˈkɒpaʊt)

noun

informal

an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility

To decline to vote is a cop-out.

The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out.

cop out in American English

US, Slang

to confess to the police, often implicating another

to go back (on a promise, commitment, etc.); back down; renege

to give up; quit; surrender

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cop-out in American English

(ˈkɑpˌaʊt)

noun

Slang

the act or an instance of copping out, as by confessing, reneging, quitting, etc.

Examples of 'cop out' in a sentence
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`What happens to you in life can probably push you down that path, but it's a cop out to say another person forces you into it.One more time and they woulda seen that the way to cop out on Tillary was to say he hired them to kill her.Even as Diana uttered the too pat words, she knew they were a cop-out.

(verb) in the sense of avoid

Definition

to avoid taking responsibility or committing oneself

(slang)

He copped out of going at the last minute.

Synonyms

avoid

dodge

Thieves dodged the security system in the shop.

abandon

withdraw from

desert

Poor farmers are deserting their fields and looking for jobs.

quit

Police were called when he refused to quit the building.

skip

renounce

She renounced her old ways.

revoke

The government revoked his licence.

renege

skive (British, slang)

The company treated me as though I were skiving.

bludge (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

(noun) in the sense of pretence

Definition

a way or an instance of avoiding responsibility or commitment

(slang)

She said she was too upset to talk, but that was just a cop-out.

Synonyms

pretence

He claimed the police beat him up under the pretence that he was resisting arrest.

dodge

It was probably just a dodge to stop you going away.

pretext

They wanted a pretext to restart the war.

He excused himself on the pretext of a stomach ache.

fraud

alibi

He had a good alibi for his absence.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of alibi

Definition

an excuse

He had a good alibi for his absence.

Synonyms

excuse,

reason,

defence,

explanation,

plea,

justification,

pretext

in the sense of desert

Definition

to abandon (a person or place) without intending to return

Poor farmers are deserting their fields and looking for jobs.

Synonyms

abandon,

leave,

give up,

quit (informal),

withdraw from,

move out of,

relinquish,

renounce,

vacate,

forsake,

go away from,

leave empty,

relinquish possession of

in the sense of dodge

Definition

to evade by cleverness or trickery

Thieves dodged the security system in the shop.

Synonyms

evade,

avoid,

escape,

get away from,

elude,

body-swerve,

slip through the net of

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单词	cop out
释义	Trends of cop out View usage for: cop out 1. phrasal verb If you say that someone is copping out, you mean they are avoiding doing something they should do. [informal, disapproval] The minute it got tough, he copped out. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. See also cop-out More Synonyms of cop out See full dictionary entry for cop cop-out Word forms: plural cop-outs countable noun [usually singular] If you refer to something as a cop-out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do. [informal, disapproval] To decline to vote is a cop-out. The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out. Synonyms: pretence, dodge, pretext, fraud More Synonyms of cop out cop out in British English slang verb 1. (intr, adverb) to fail to assume responsibility or to commit oneself noun cop-out 2. an instance of avoiding responsibility or commitment 3. a person who acts in this way Word origin C20: probably from cop1 cop-out in British English (ˈkɒpaʊt) noun informal an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility To decline to vote is a cop-out. The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out. cop out in American English US, Slang 1. to confess to the police, often implicating another 2. a. to go back (on a promise, commitment, etc.); back down; renege b. to give up; quit; surrender See full dictionary entry for cop cop-out in American English (ˈkɑpˌaʊt) US noun Slang the act or an instance of copping out, as by confessing, reneging, quitting, etc. Examples of 'cop out' in a sentence cop out `What happens to you in life can probably push you down that path, but it's a cop out to say another person forces you into it. Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002) One more time and they woulda seen that the way to cop out on Tillary was to say he hired them to kill her. Lawrence Block WHEN THE SACRED GINMILL CLOSES (1986) Even as Diana uttered the too pat words, she knew they were a cop-out. J.A. Jance KISS OF THE BEES (2001) (verb) in the sense of avoid Definition to avoid taking responsibility or committing oneself (slang) He copped out of going at the last minute. Synonyms avoid dodge Thieves dodged the security system in the shop. abandon withdraw from desert Poor farmers are deserting their fields and looking for jobs. quit Police were called when he refused to quit the building. skip renounce She renounced her old ways. revoke The government revoked his licence. renege skive (British, slang) The company treated me as though I were skiving. bludge (Australian, New Zealand, informal) (noun) in the sense of pretence Definition a way or an instance of avoiding responsibility or commitment (slang) She said she was too upset to talk, but that was just a cop-out. Synonyms pretence He claimed the police beat him up under the pretence that he was resisting arrest. dodge It was probably just a dodge to stop you going away. pretext They wanted a pretext to restart the war. He excused himself on the pretext of a stomach ache. fraud alibi He had a good alibi for his absence. Additional synonyms in the sense of alibi Definition an excuse He had a good alibi for his absence. Synonyms excuse, reason, defence, explanation, plea, justification, pretext in the sense of desert Definition to abandon (a person or place) without intending to return Poor farmers are deserting their fields and looking for jobs. Synonyms abandon, leave, give up, quit (informal), withdraw from, move out of, relinquish, renounce, vacate, forsake, go away from, leave empty, relinquish possession of in the sense of dodge Definition to evade by cleverness or trickery Thieves dodged the security system in the shop. Synonyms evade, avoid, escape, get away from, elude, body-swerve, slip through the net of Nearby words of cop out coordinate coordinate with coot cop out cope cope with something copious Synonyms of 'cop out' cop out Explore 'cop out' in the dictionary
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