S: (n) copy, written matter (matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials)
S: (n) copy (material suitable for a journalistic account) "catastrophes make good copy"
Verb
S: (v) copy (copy down as is) "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
S: (v) imitate, copy, simulate (reproduce someone's behavior or looks) "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
S: (v) replicate, copy (reproduce or make an exact copy of) "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"
S: (v) copy, re-create (make a replica of) "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"