cop to

phrasal verb

copped to; copping to; cops to

US slang

: to admit to doing (something)

He agreed to cop to a misdemeanor.

Examples of cop to in a Sentence

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Lambesis infamously spent nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting an undercover cop to murder his then-wife and relaunched the band in 2018 after his release from prison. —

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions. —

John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Aisha closes the French doors to keep out the street noise, and Travis files a noise complaint that leads the cops to shut down Earl’s block party. —

Terry Nguyen, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2024 There’s no evidence that Silly String ever caused any LAPD motorcycle cops to wreck their hogs while weaving between drunken vampires and mermaids on Hollywood Boulevard. —

Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cop to