police

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Singular

police

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

police

past (v2)

policed

past participle (v3)

policed

present participle

policing

3rd person singular

polices

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.

   • There’s only one police in this town.
   • Citadel Security is a volunteer police service answering to the Citadel Council. The 200,000 constables of C-Sec are responsible for maintaining public order in the densely populated Citadel.
   • Scotland Yard is, technically speaking, only the metropolitan police for Greater London but because of their importance they have special jurisdiction for some crimes across the United Kingdom.

2. 2.Cleanup of a military facility, as a formal duty.(slang)

   • He gave the police a false name and address.
   • The police compared the fingerprints on the gun with those on the door.
   • The police think you did it.

3. 3.The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer.

   • This time it is the worst kind of call a murder police can get.

4. 4.People who try to enforce norms or standards as if granted authority similar to the police.

   • Who called the fashion police?

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).

   • Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.
   • Smith returns in Men In Black 3 as a veteran agent of a secret organization dedicated to policing the earth’s many extraterrestrials.
   • Train operators were reluctant to speak to RAIL on the record, but one responded: "The unions are rightly very clear that they don't want staff policing face coverings after the removal of legal backing.

2. 2.To clean up an area.(slang)

   • ELIAS: Police up your extra ammo and frags, don't leave nothing for the dinks.
   • "Fire off several rounds in a residential building and stop to police the brass?"

3. 3.To enforce norms or standards upon.

Overall

Very common· #440

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Very common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Uncommon

Synonyms

• law