n. 1 constabulary, policemen, policewomen, police officers, Colloq boys in blue, the (long arm of the) law, the cops, the gendarmes, Slang the coppers, the fuzz, Brit the (Old) Bill, US the heat There was a bit of an argument, so we called the police
v. 2 patrol, guard, watch, protect Additional officers were assigned to police the neighbourhood 3 enforce, regulate, administer, oversee, control, observe, supervise, monitor A unit was established to police the terms of the agreement