Cop and Nail

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Cop verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

Usage example: some concertgoers rush pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front

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Nail is a synonym for cop. In some cases you can use "Nail" instead a verb "Cop".

Nail verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

Usage example: the running back saw the pass coming in and nailed it

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Cop is a synonym for nail in collar topic. You can use "Cop" instead a verb "Nail". slang substitute

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

human	human cop	human nail
best	best cop	best nail
ordinary	ordinary cop	ordinary nail
certain	certain cop	certain nail
Other adjectives: fake, straight, single, small, actual, real, big, loose, bad, new, last.

He initially refuses, thanks to his good cop side, before President Business removes his Good Cop persona (with a Q-tip and nail polish remover).

Source: If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten
Notably, in "Everybody Loves Raimando's" Lennie Briscoe does cool trick shots to convince a hitman that he's not a cop, then arranges a meeting with said hitman to nail him.

Source: Series / Law & Order
In the first Wishmaster, a cop wishes that a criminal who has gotten away on seven counts for a crime (not stated what kind) would just commit something that the cops could easily nail him for.

Source: Brainwashed and Crazy

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