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[ koh-ping ] / ˈkoʊ pɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coping ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like. a piece of woodwork having its end shaped to fit together with a molding. Origin of copingFirst recorded in 1595–1605; cope2 + -ing1 Words nearby copingCopiague, Copiapó, copier, copihue, copilot, coping, coping mechanism, coping saw, coping stone, copious, copita Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for copingCoping with drought and marginal soils was a continual struggle. ‘The Harness Maker’s Dream:’ The Unlikely Ranch King of Texas|Nick Kotz|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Coping will be more difficult next time, and with the way this war is heading, there will be many next times. Israel’s Campaign to Send Gaza Back to the Stone Age|Jesse Rosenfeld|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Four years after its emergence as a political force, the Tea Party is now coping with its adolescence. With Incumbents To Protect, The Tea Party Is Now Playing Defense|Michelle Cottle|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST All of those interviewed suggested various ways of coping with the social stigma of ending a family relationship. Should You Divorce Your Family After the Holidays?|Keli Goff|January 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was on a bad path/I did too many drugs/ felt like coping on my own when all I needed was a hug. The Best Lyrics From Daniel Day-Lewis’s Son’s Rap Song|Amy Zimmerman|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST Generally speaking, coping should project on each side of the wall about two inches. Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson I sat down on the coping of a bridge as the dusk began to steal over the fields and hills. A Spring Walk in Provence|Archibald Marshall Cut the features out right to the line with a coping saw and smooth the edges and surfaces with No. 1/2 sandpaper. Resting the beam on the coping of the wall, at a word, they plunged it forward against the manta, which rocked under the blow. Then, as he placed the ladder against the coping, I climbed to the roof and stepped across its firmness to the skylight. The Million-Dollar Suitcase|Alice MacGowan
British Dictionary definitions for coping
nounthe sloping top course of a wall, usually made of masonry or brickAlso called: cope Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to copingwrestle, handle, confront, get by, grapple, endure, survive, suffer, tussle, deal, buffet, face, dispatch, weather, struggle, hack, tangle, encounter, carry on, hack it |