cope

Meaning

Verb

1. To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
2. To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
3. To clip the beak or talons of a bird.

Noun

A coping mechanism or self-delusion one clings to in order to endure a hopeless situation.

Intj

Expression of spite towards someone who suffered a major setback.

Noun

1. A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.
2. Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.
3. The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.
4. A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.
5. The top part of a sand casting mold.
6. An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.

Synonyms

manage

deal

withstand

endure

stand

deal with

master

support

grapple

get by

abide

bear

🐻

bear up

come through

contend

coping

front

get along

handle

header

make do

make out

confront

envisage

exchange

face

fend

cope box

top flask

coating

get through

clasp

top box

top case

hold

hold out

hold up

last

cope flask

make ends meet

make it

handle meet

cassock

carpet

outride

overcome

persist

pull through

put up

run

run for

screed

screen

span

spread

breast

stand for

stand up

stick out

struggle

subsist

blanket

surmount

survive

take

throw

tolerate

ride out

tussle

vestment

vestments

weather

barter

become familiar with

come up against

find a way

hold still for

brave out

cloth covering

nominal head

covering

dare

cover

cope with

embrace

encounter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkəʊp/

Etymology

From Middle English coupen, from Old French couper (“to strike, to cut”).