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Cop Out

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Verb

1. cop out, opt out

choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing

Example Sentences:
'She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cop Out

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verb
1. (intr, adverb)
to fail to assume responsibility or to commit oneself
noun cop-out
2. 
an instance of avoiding responsibility or commitment
3. 
a person who acts in this way
noun
informal
an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility
To decline to vote is a cop-out.
The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out.

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Cop Out

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1. 
to confess to the police, often implicating another
2. 
a. 
to go back (on a promise, commitment, etc.); back down; renege
b. 
to give up; quit; surrender
noun
Slang
the act or an instance of copping out, as by confessing, reneging, quitting, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cop Out

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n.
Slang
1. A failure to fulfill a commitment or responsibility or to face a difficulty squarely.
2. A person who fails to fulfill a commitment or responsibility.
3. An excuse for inaction or evasion.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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