vi to exchange or barter.
2. cope ·noun a covering for the head.
3. cope ·vt to pare the beak or talons of (a hawk).
4. cope ·vt to bargain for; to buy.
5. cope ·noun the top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold.
6. cope ·vi to form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
7. cope ·vt to make return for; to requite; to repay.
8. cope ·vi to encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
9. cope ·noun an ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in derbyshire, england.
10. cope ·vt to match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.
11. cope ·noun anything regarded as extended over the head, as the arch or concave of the sky, the roof of a house, the arch over a door.
12. cope ·noun an ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at the top, where it is united by a band or clasp. it is worn in processions and on some other occasions.
13. cope ·vi to enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms or with success; to match; to equal;
usually followed by with.