(kōp) v. coped, cop·ing v.i.
1. To contend or strive on equal terms; oppose successfully: often with with.
2. Archaic To meet or encounter: with with.
3. Brit. Colloq. To deal with a situation successfully.
—v.t.
4. Obs. To deal with; meet in combat.
5. Obs. To requite. See synonyms under CONTEND. [<OF couper strike <coup, colp a blow <L colaphus]

(kōp) noun
1. Anything that arches overhead: the cope of heaven.
2. A coping, as of a roof or over a window.
3. A semicircular mantle worn by priests or bishops on solemn or ceremonial occasions; also, a coronation, state, processional, or choral vestment often worn by laymen.
—v.t. coped, cop·ing
1. To dress in a cope or cloak.
2. To furnish with or form a coping, as a wall; bend or arch.
3. To form (a joint in a molding) without mitering, as in a sash frame. [<Med. L cāpa cape, cope, var. of LL cappa. See CAP.]