COPING
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
verb
- To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.“I thought I would never be able to cope with life after the amputation, but I have learned how to be happy again.”
- To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
- To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
verb
- To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
- To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
verb
- To bargain for; to buy.
- To exchange or barter.
- To make return for; to requite; to repay.
- To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
- To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
noun
- The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water.
- The process of managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize, reduce or tolerate stress or conflict.
- Clipping the beak or talons of a bird.
Source: Wiktionary
