cope

  • 51cope — verb 1) she couldn t cope on her own Syn: manage, survive, subsist, look after oneself, fend for oneself, carry on, get by/through, bear up, hold one s own, keep one s end up, keep one s head above water; informal make it, hack it 2) his… …

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  • 52cope — verb 1) she couldn t cope on her own Syn: manage, survive, look after oneself, fend for oneself, shift for oneself, get by/through, hold one s own 2) his inability to cope with the situation Syn: deal with, handle …

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  • 53cope — There are two distinct words cope in English. The now more familiar one, ‘deal with’ [14], comes from Old French coper, and originally meant ‘hit, punch’. The Old French verb was a derivative of the noun cop ‘blow’, which in turn was a variant of …

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  • 54cope —  1) to cope or coup, to chop or exchange, used by the coasters of Norfolk and Suffolk, and also Yorkshire ; probably from the Low Dutch word,  2) to cover ; to cope a wall, to cover the top of it, generally with stone, called a copeing. N. and S …

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  • 55Cope — Sir Vincent Z., English surgeon, 1881–1974. See C. clamp. * * * chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema * * * COPE abbr chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema * * * (kōp) 1. the upper half of a flask used in the casting art; applied in… …

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  • 56cope — 1. The upper half of a flask in the casting art; hence applicable to the upper or cavity side of a denture flask. 2. An act that enables one to adjust to the environmental circumstances. * * * chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema * * * COPE… …

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  • 57COPE — Center for Occupational & Personalized Education (Community » Non Profit Organizations) Canadian Office & Professional Employees (Business » General) * Cope, Inc. (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) * Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience (Community »… …

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  • 58cope — Synonyms and related words: apply to, blanket, block, canopy, challenge, cloak, clothe, cloud, come through, compete, compete with, contend against, contend with, cope with, cover, cover up, cowl, curtain, deal with, dispose of, do with, eclipse …

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  • 59COPE — abbr. COPE INC NASDAQ …

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  • 60Cope — medieval voluminous circular cloak often with a hood, although sometimes without when used for ceremonial purposes.with a hood. Front opening. Pictured (left) is a cope from 1280 1300 made of red silk twill embroidered with gold couching and… …

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