cope

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A covering for the head.

2. 2noun

   Anything regarded as extended over the head, as the arch or concave of the sky, the roof of a house, the arch over a door.

3. 3noun

   An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at the top, where it is united by a band or clasp. It is worn in processions and on some other occasions.

4. 4noun

   An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.

5. 5noun

   The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.

7. 7transitive verb

   To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk).

8. 8intransitive verb

   To exchange or barter.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.

10. 10intransitive verb

    To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms or with success; to match; to equal; -- usually followed by with.

11. 11transitive verb

    To bargain for; to buy.

12. 12transitive verb

    To make return for; to requite; to repay.

13. 13transitive verb

    To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.

14. 14noun

    a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

15. 15noun

    brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

    Synonyms

    copingheader
16. 16verb

    come to terms with

    "We got by on just a gallon of gas"

    "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

    Synonyms

    contenddealgrapplemanage