| copy | |
| 1. n. The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original. | |
| Please bring me the copies of those reports. | |
| 2. n. An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality. | |
| That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different. | |
| 3. n. (journalism) The text that is to be typeset. | |
| 4. n. (journalism) (A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy.) | |
| 5. n. (marketing, advertising) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services. | |
| 6. n. The text of newspaper articles. | |
| Submit all copy to the appropriate editor. | |
| 7. n. A school work pad. | |
| Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy. | |
| 8. n. A printed edition of a book or magazine. | |
| Have you seen the latest copy of "Newsweek" yet? | |
| The library has several copies of the Bible. | |
| 9. n. Writing paper of a particular size, called also bastard. | |
| 10. n. (obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example. | |
| His virtues are an excellent copy for imitation. | |
| 11. n. (obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything. | |
| 12. n. (obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease | |
| 13. n. (genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication. | |
| 14. v. To produce an object identical to a given object. | |
| Please copy these reports for me. | |
| 15. v. (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use. | |
| First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory. | |
| 16. v. To imitate. | |
| Don't copy my dance moves. | |
| Mom, he's copying me! | |
| 17. v. (radio) To receive a transmission successfully. | |
| Do you copy? | |
