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Coping

verb
Word Frequency: 8.3

Definitions

1.verbTo 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."
2.verbTo cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
3.verbTo clip the beak or talons of a bird.
4.verbTo cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
5.verbTo form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
6.verbTo bargain for; to buy.
7.verbTo exchange or barter.
8.verbTo make return for; to requite; to repay.
9.verbTo match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
10.verbTo encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
11.nounThe top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water.
12.nounThe process of managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize, reduce or tolerate stress or conflict.
13.nounClipping the beak or talons of a bird.

Synonyms

contendhold it togetherheaderaccommodationtailoringdialgrapplingfacingcalltransitionhandlingcustomization

Antonyms

lose one's shit

Rhymes With

gropinghopingslopingmopingopingdopingropingsoaping
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