Cop
Cop verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Usage example: I copped a great outfit for only $50
Pick up
Pick up verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Usage example: could you pick up some milk at the store?
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Porter Ridge: When Terry and Danny Bob fix a cop's car, they take it for a test drive to pick up coffee and donuts.
Source: Donut Mess with a Cop - In a later episode, police pick up two drifters in the wrong place at the wrong time for a cop shooting.
Source: Miscarriage of Justice - Also, when heartbroken over Manu's affair with the cop, Adrien tries to pick up a young male Streetwalker, but can't go through with it.
Source: Lover and Beloved
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Pick up and Cop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cop/pick_up
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Pick up or Cop. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cop/pick_up.
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