The difference between Cop and Fang
When used as nouns, cop means a spider, whereas fang means a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh.
When used as verbs, cop means to obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take, whereas fang means to strike or attack with the fangs.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cop and Fang
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Cop as a noun (obsolete):
A spider.
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Cop as a verb (transitive, formerly, _, dialect, now, _, informal):
To obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take.
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Cop as a verb (transitive):
To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
Examples:
"When caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his father"
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Cop as a verb (transitive, trainspotting, slang):
To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.
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Cop as a verb (transitive):
To steal.
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Cop as a verb (transitive):
To adopt.
Examples:
"No need to cop an attitude with me, junior."
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Cop as a verb (transitive):
To earn by bad behavior.
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Cop as a verb (intransitive, usually with “to”, slang):
to admit, especially to a crime.
Examples:
"I already copped to the murder. What else do you want from me?"
"Harold copped to being known as "Dirty Harry"."
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Cop as a noun (slang, law enforcement):
A police officer or prison guard.
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Cop as a noun (crafts):
The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
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Cop as a noun (obsolete):
The top, summit, especially of a hill.
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Cop as a noun (obsolete):
The crown (of the head); also the head itself.
Examples:
"The stature is bowed down in age, the cop is depressed."
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Cop as a noun:
A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
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Cop as a noun (architecture, military):
A merlon.
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Fang as a noun:
a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
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Fang as a noun:
a long pointed tooth for injecting venom
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Fang as a verb (rare):
To strike or attack with the fangs.
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Fang as a verb:
To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, dialectal, or, archaic):
To catch, capture; seize; grip; clutch; lay hold of.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete):
To take; receive with assent; accept.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, obsolete, as a guest):
To receive with hospitality; welcome.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, obsolete, a thing given or imposed):
To receive.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, dialectal):
To receive or adopt into spiritual relation, as in baptism; be godfather or godmother to.
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Fang as a noun (now, chiefly, dialectal, Scotland):
A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.
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Fang as a noun:
That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.
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Fang as a noun:
Any projection, catch, shoot, or other thing by which hold is taken; a prehensile part or organ.
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Fang as a noun (mining):
A channel cut in the rock, or a pipe of wood, used for conveying air.
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Fang as a noun (rare, in the plural):
Cage-shuts.
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Fang as a noun (nautical):
The coil or bend of a rope; a noose; a trap.
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Fang as a noun (nautical):
The valve of a pump box.
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Fang as a verb (Scotland, transitive):
To supply (a pump) with the water necessary for it to operate.