Synonyms for coping
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : koh-ping |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkoʊ pɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for coping Other synonyms for the word coping
Définition of coping
Origin :- c.1600 as an architectural term, from cope (n.), the cape-like vestment worn by priests (14c.), a variant of cape. Coping saw attested by 1931.
- verb manage, contend
- See to that great stone from the coping which hath fallen upon the bridge.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The wall being low, he was able to rest his elbows on the coping.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- She raised her head, thinking he was on the coping of the wall.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- For all the world she would not have liked them to catch him astride the coping of the wall.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- It was little Esther Tidditt who laid the coping of the dividing wall.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- There was no railing to this abutment, not even a coping along its borders.
- Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post
- They waited, taking aim, but no head showed above the coping.
- Extract from : « Two Sides of the Face » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- He saw that the coping was uneven, some of the stones being loose.
- Extract from : « Fred Fenton on the Track » by Allen Chapman
- When at last he reached the top of the coping, he saw that it was dawn.
- Extract from : « A Rainy June and Other Stories » by Ouida
- It was so strong a combination that Henry shrank from coping with it.
- Extract from : « Owen Glyndwr and the Last Struggle for Welsh Independence » by Arthur Granville Bradley
Antonyms for coping
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