Antonyms for coping

Grammar : Verb

Spell : koh-ping

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkoʊ pɪŋ

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for coping

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