Cop
Cop verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Pull
Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Earlier, another cop had killed himself at the cabin, implying his attempt to pull off the same Xanatos Gambit to similar results.
Source: Film / Fallen -
When Anton asks a cop why he won't pull over an expensive car with no license plates, the cop replies that a friend of his did that once and ended up losing his job over it.
Source: Literature / Night Watch -
Sam & Max: Freelance Police: The eponymous duo tried to pull this one while interrogating Jimmy Two-Teeth in the first puzzle of Culture Shock (Sam is the good cop, Max is the bad one).
Source: Good Cop/Bad Cop
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Pull and Cop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cop/pull
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Pull or Cop. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cop/pull.
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