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chops

chop
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chop]
    • /tʃɒp/
    • /tʃɒp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chop]
    • /tʃɒp/

Definitions of chops word

  • noun plural chops the jaws or cheeks; jowls 3
  • noun plural chops the mouth 3
  • noun plural chops embouchure 3
  • noun plural chops skill 3
  • noun plural chops the jaws 3
  • noun plural chops the mouth and lower cheeks 3

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Origin of chops

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English choppen; variant of chap1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chops

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chops popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chops usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chops

noun chops

  • jaw — a swelling wave of water; billow.
  • mouth — Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
  • gob — the mouth.

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