Definition of coping:
(n) :
(psychology) The process of managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize, reduce or tolerate stress or conflict.
(n) :
(architecture) The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water.
(n) :
(falconry) Clipping the beak or talons of a bird.