cop
noun
had copped
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past perfectof cop.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Last week, England had copped criticism for spurning shots at goal when they had the chance.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2012
Sid Vicious reportedly owned such a knife, which he had copped after seeing Dee Dee gift one to Stiv Bators, of fellow thrashers Dead Boys.
From Newsweek
And Joe had copped many in his time.
From Mercenary by Lloyd Birmingham
He had copped everything in my room that he could hock.
From Living Up to Billy by Elizabeth Cooper
Ordinarily a dead man was called a "washout"; or it was said that he had "copped it."
From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by John Gallishaw
