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intj
An expression of spite towards someone who suffered a setback.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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intj
A contemptuous dismissal, implying that someone should deal with some problem on their own and that the speaker will not engage any further.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Colorado, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A coping mechanism or self-delusion one clings to in order to endure a hopeless situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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noun
Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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noun
The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, literary
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noun
A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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noun
The top part of a sand casting mold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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noun
An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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verb
To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: contend, hold it together, hack, contrive, manage
Antonyms: lose one's shit
verb
To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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verb
To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, transitive
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verb
To form a cope or arch; to arch or bend; to bow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, intransitive
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verb
To bargain for; to buy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, obsolete
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verb
To exchange or barter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, obsolete
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verb
To make return for; to requite; to repay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, obsolete
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verb
To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, obsolete
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verb
To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, obsolete
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verb
To tie or sew up the mouth of a ferret used for hunting rabbits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, dialectal, obsolete
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verb
To silence or prevent from speaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, figuratively, obsolete
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noun
a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cloak
noun
brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: header, coping
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Broader terms: brick
verb
come to terms with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
Narrower terms: improvise, extemporize, fend, hack, cut, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along, meet, match, cope with
History
From Middle English coupen, from Old French coper, couper (“to strike, to cut”). The noun use went mainstream around 2020.
From Middle English cope, from Medieval Latin cāpa (“cape”) Doublet of cap, cape, and chape.
From Middle English copen, borrowed from Middle Dutch copen. Cognate with Dutch kopen, German kaufen.
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Across languages
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
