kop

Definitions of kop
  1. noun
    a projection out from one end
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    types:
    garnalenverstand, garnaleverstand, speldeknop, speldenknop
    the head of a pin
    type of:
    sprong, uitsteeksel
    any structure that branches out from a central support
  2. noun
    with handle and usually cylindrical
    synonyms: bak, bierkan, bierpul, mok, pul, tas
  3. noun
    a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
    synonyms: bak, bakje, beker, bokaal, cup, drinknap, kopje, nap, tas, wedstrijdbeker
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    drinknap, nap
    a cup (usually without a handle)
    miskelk
    a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
    koffiekop, koffiekopje, mokkakopje
    a cup from which coffee is drunk
    drinkbeker
    a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks
    theekop, theekopje
    a cup from which tea is drunk
    espressokopje
    small coffee cup; for serving black coffee
    type of:
    container, laadkist
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  4. noun
    a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
    synonyms: hoofdje, kopje, opschrift
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    kruiskop
    a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
    hoofdregel, krantekop, krantenkop
    the heading or caption of a newspaper article
    hoofdregel, kopregel
    a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
    aftiteling, eigendomsrecht, titelrol
    a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
    hoofdregel, kopregel
    the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head
    knaller
    a sensational newspaper headline
    aftiteling, kampioenschap, titel, titelrol
    a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
    type of:
    regel
    text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
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