Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural The jaws.
- noun plural The mouth.
- noun plural The lower cheeks or jowls.
- noun plural Muttonchops.
- noun plural Slang The technical skill with which a jazz or rock musician performs.
- idiom (bust (someone's) chops) To scold or insult someone.
- idiom (bust (someone's) chops) To disappoint or defeat someone.
- idiom (bust (someone's) chops) To hold a building contractor to the letter of an agreement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural The jaws; also, the fleshy parts about the mouth.
- noun plural The sides or capes at the mouth of a river, channel, harbor, or bay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
chop . - noun plurale tantum The
mouth ,jaws orjowl . - noun plurale tantum, music, informal A wind instrument player's
embouchure . - noun plurale tantum, informal One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery; musical performance ability.
- noun plurale tantum, informal One's skill at any
endeavor . - noun plurale tantum, nautical The
area where twotides meet and cause anirregular (choppy )sea . - noun plurale tantum, juggling A pattern that involves
carrying the object with the hand over the next object beforethrowing it. - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
chop .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Vuong Loc from Portage and Pig and Whistle, meanwhile, had had cooks running lamb chops from the main-floor oven to his upstairs table.
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Blade chops (chuletas de espaldilla) may also be cut from the shoulder, though they are not as lean as the rib chops or loin chops and are best prepared braised.
A Guide to Mexican Butcher Shops Part II: Pork and Lamb 2008
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Unfortunately, the only film on the list with sci-fi chops is the 1999 animated tear-jerker The Iron Giant.
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From this come loin chops (chuletas de lomos cargados) and loin roast (lomos cargados en trozo.)
A Guide to Mexican Butcher Shops Part II: Pork and Lamb 2008
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Blade chops (chuletas de espaldilla) may also be cut from the shoulder, though they are not as lean as the rib chops or loin chops and are best prepared braised.
A Guide to Mexican Butcher Shops Part II: Pork and Lamb 2008
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From this come loin chops (chuletas de lomos cargados) and loin roast (lomos cargados en trozo.)
A Guide to Mexican Butcher Shops Part II: Pork and Lamb 2008
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Maria V said ... talk about telepathy - i was just wondering what i was going to do with the leftover lamb chops from the Easter meal - here's the answer!
Recipe: Cannelloni with Spinach Filling (Κανελόνια με Σπανάκι) Laurie Constantino 2008
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Blade chops (chuletas de espaldilla) may also be cut from the shoulder, though they are not as lean as the rib chops or loin chops and are best prepared braised.
A Guide to Mexican Butcher Shops Part II: Pork and Lamb 2008
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From this come loin chops (chuletas de lomos cargados) and loin roast (lomos cargados en trozo.)
A Guide to Mexican Butcher Shops Part II: Pork and Lamb 2008
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Jay’s admirers invariably dwell upon his technical mastery—what is known in the trade as “chops.”
Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets Condé Nast 1993
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