"coping" in the noun sense

1. header, coping, cope

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

"coping" in the verb sense

1. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

"We got by on just a gallon of gas"

"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

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