Cop and Trap

Cop

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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Trap and cop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trap" instead a verb "Cop".

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

Usage example: finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand

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Cop and trap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cop" instead the word "Trap" as a verb or a noun. slang substitute

Nearby Words: trapped, trapping, trapper, trappy

typical	typical cop	typical trap
certain	certain cop	certain trap
fake	fake cop	fake trap
top	top cop	top trap
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, big, new, titular, next, last, said, local.

However, it's subverted in Dial M for Murder, with a cop that works against the innocent framed protagonist but eventually figures out what's really going on and sets up a trap for the villain and Frenzy, where the cop suspects the protagonist's innocence right from the start.

Source: Police Are Useless / Film
Bargearse (a Gag Dub of an Australian cop show that appeared on The Late Show) rather cannily takes advantage of an out-of-focus fence to trap a fleeing criminal.

Source: Chain Link Fence
Good Cop/Bad Cop: As Clara and the Doctor split up to question residents of the trap street, she declares that they'll be using this trope.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S 35 E 10 Face The Raven

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