English Explanatory Dictionary

cops and robbers

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A game played by schoolchildren in which the "robbers" have to steal "gold" and return it to their "base" without being caught by the "cops" and taken to "jail". When in "jail", "prisoners" can be "freed" by other "robbers".

Pronunciation

/kɒps ˈænd ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)s/ /kɑps ˈɛnd ˈɹɑ.bɚs/

Word forms

cops and robbers

Related words

police and thief

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