Coping — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

come to terms with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈoʊkiɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈəʊpɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈəʊpɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈoʊkiɚ/.

Examples

We got by on just a gallon of gas
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
Someone snitched my wallet!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pick up nab contend knock off deal get by make do manage cop collar arrest header hook nail glom apprehend make out snitch cope thieve grapple

Parts of Speech

noun	brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
verb	come to terms with “We got by on just a gallon of gas”
verb	take by theft “Someone snitched my wallet!”
verb	take into custody “the police nabbed the suspected criminals”

Word Forms

snitcher	noun	a thief who steals without using violence
thieving	noun	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
thievery	noun	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
collar	noun	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
apprehension	noun	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
apprehender	noun	a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)
arrest	noun	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
pickup	noun	a warrant to take someone into custody
cop	noun	uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bewältigung

Ziegel, der seitlich oben auf eine Wand gelegt wird

🇫🇷French

chaperon

brique posée latéralement au sommet d'un mur

🇪🇸Spanish

albardilla

ladrillo que se coloca de lado en la parte superior de una pared

🇮🇹Italian

affrontare

mattone che viene posato lateralmente nella parte superiore di un muro

🇳🇱Dutch

omgaan

baksteen die zijdelings bovenop een muur wordt gelegd

🇵🇹Portuguese

enfrentamento

tijolo colocado lateralmente no topo de uma parede

🇷🇺Russian

справляться

кирпич, уложенный боком наверху стены

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परछती

ईंट जो दीवार के शीर्ष पर बग़ल में रखी जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মোকাবিলা

ইট যা দেয়ালের শীর্ষে পাশে বিছানো থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

சமாளிக்கும்

ஒரு சுவரின் உச்சியில் பக்கவாட்டில் போடப்பட்ட செங்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎదుర్కోవడం

గోడ పైభాగంలో పక్కకి వేయబడిన ఇటుక

🇮🇳Marathi

सामना

भिंतीच्या शीर्षस्थानी कडेकडेने घातलेली वीट

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુકાબલો

ઇંટ કે જે દિવાલની ટોચ પર બાજુમાં નાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಭಾಯಿಸುವ

ಗೋಡೆಯ ಮೇಲ್ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಕಲಾದ ಇಟ್ಟಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേരിടുകയാണ്

ഒരു മതിലിൻ്റെ മുകളിൽ വശങ്ങളിലായി വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഇഷ്ടിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਇੱਟ ਜੋ ਕੰਧ ਦੇ ਸਿਖਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਰੱਖੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقابلہ کرنا

اینٹ جو دیوار کے اوپری حصے میں بچھائی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

应对

侧向放置在墙顶部的砖

🇯🇵Japanese

対処する

壁の上部に横に敷かれるレンガ

🇰🇷Korean

갓돌

벽 꼭대기에 옆으로 놓인 벽돌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đối phó

viên gạch được đặt nghiêng ở phía trên cùng của bức tường

🇹🇭Thai

การเผชิญปัญหา

อิฐที่วางอยู่ด้านข้างด้านบนของกำแพง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengatasi

bata yang diletakkan menyamping di bagian atas dinding

🇵🇭Filipino

pagharap

brick na inilatag patagilid sa tuktok ng isang pader

🇲🇾Malay

menghadapi

bata yang diletakkan sisi di bahagian atas dinding

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعامل

الطوب الذي يتم وضعه بشكل جانبي في أعلى الجدار

🇮🇷Persian

مقابله

آجری که به پهلو در بالای دیوار گذاشته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

başa çıkma

bir duvarın üst kısmına yan olarak döşenen tuğla

🇮🇱Hebrew

התמודדות

לבנים המונחות הצידה בראש קיר

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