English
Noun
chops pluralonly
- plural of|chop
- The mouth, jaws or jowl.
- context|colloquial|music A player's embouchure, or by allusion, one's technical skill at playing.
- context|colloquial|informal By extension, one's skill at any endeavor
#:Though he was untested, it soon became evident that he had the chops to run with the big boys.
- nautical The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea.
Verb
chops
- third-person singular of|chop#Verb|chop
#:He chops wood all day.
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