Cope (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object), coped, cop·ing.
  1. to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with): The new heating and cooling system can cope with extremes of temperature much better than the old one.
  2. to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner: After his breakdown he couldn't cope any longer.
  3. to come into contact; meet (usually followed by with).
verb (used with object), coped, cop·ing.
  1. to cope with.
  2. to come into contact with; encounter.
noun
  1. a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
  2. any cloaklike or canopylike covering.
  3. the sky.
  4. a coping on a wall.
  5. the upper half of a flask.
verb (used with object), coped, cop·ing.
  1. to furnish with or as if with a cope or coping.
verb (used with object), coped, cop·ing.
  1. Building Trades.
    • to join (two molded wooden members) by undercutting the end of one of them to the profile of the other so that the joint produced resembles a miter joint (usually followed by in or together).
    • to form (a joint between such members) in this way.
    • to undercut the end of (a molded wooden member) in order to form a coped joint.
    • to cut away (a flange of a metal member) so that it may be joined to another member at an angle.
  2. to clip or dull (the beak or talons of a hawk).
verb (used with object), coped, cop·ing.British.
  1. to barter; trade; exchange.
verb
  1. to contend (against)
  2. to deal successfully with or handle a situation; manage
  3. (tr) archaic
    • to deal with
    • to meet in battle
noun
  1. a large ceremonial cloak worn at solemn liturgical functions by priests of certain Christian sects
  2. any covering shaped like a cope
verb
  1. to dress (someone) in a cope
verb (tr)
  1. to provide (a wall) with a coping
  2. to join (two moulded timber members)
noun
  1. another name for coping
n acronym for (in South Africa)
  1. Congress of the People: a political party founded in 2008 by dissident members of the ANC
Cope (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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