Definitions for chops
chops

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1. chopsnoun

   The mouth, jaws or jowl.

2. chopsnoun

   A wind instrument player's embouchure.

3. chopsnoun

   One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery; musical performance ability.

   Although the bass player had no experience playing in New Orleans, the crowd's enthusiastic response make it clear that he had the chops to make it in the very particular Crescent City jazz scene.

4. chopsnoun

   One's skill at any endeavor.

   Although he did not know all of the ins and outs of the newsroom, he had the writing chops to become a regular contributor.

5. chopsnoun

   The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea.

6. chopsnoun

   A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.

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1. Chopsnoun

   without a singular.

   Etymology: corrupted probably from Chaps, which see.

   1. The mouth of a beast.

   So soon as my chops begin to walk, yours must be walking too, for company. Roger L'Estrange, Fab.

   2. The mouth of a man, used in contempt.

   He ne’er shook hands, nor bid farewel to him,
   ’Till he unseam’d him from the nape to th’ chops. William Shakespeare.

   3. The mouth of any thing in familiar language; as of a river; of a smith’s vice.

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1. chops

   CHOPS is the stage name of Scott Jung, also known as Scott Chops Jung, an American hip hop producer, rapper and former member of the Asian American Hip-Hop group, the Mountain Brothers. Jung grew up in Philadelphia and has Chinese ancestry. While with Mountain Brothers, he became known for using a combination of programmed and live instruments in his work, as opposed to sampling the work of others. Since the disbanding of the Mountain Brothers, CHOPS has worked primarily as a producer, with his most high-profile piece being the critically acclaimed 2011 video for Lonely Island entitled "The Creep."

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1. Chops

   the jaws; also, the fleshy parts about the mouth

2. Chops

   the sides or capes at the mouth of a river, channel, harbor, or bay; as, the chops of the English Channel

3. Etymology: [See Chop a jaw.]

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1. CHOPS

   CHOPS is the stage name of Scott Jung, an Asian American hip hop producer, rapper and former member of the Asian American Hip-Hop group, the Mountain Brothers. Jung grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has Chinese ancestry. While with Mountain Brothers, he was known for using a combination of programmed and live instruments in his work, as opposed to sampling the work of others. Since the disbanding of the Mountain Brothers, CHOPS has worked exclusively as a producer, with his most high profile piece being the critically acclaimed 2011 video for Lonely Island entitled "The Creep."

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1. chops

   Song lyrics by chops -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by chops on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce chops?

1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chops in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chops in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chops in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of chops in a Sentence

1. Ghulam Raza:

   Now no one chops down trees to harvest fuelwood.

2. Frank Randol:

   We finally stabilized our industry, and now this chops the legs out from under us.

3. Tim Howard:

   When Alex Ferguson left I think there was a lot of people probably in the media( licking their) chops, excited for and looking for the slaughter that was about to come -- that was impending because unless the next manager came in and was absolutely perfect that was what was going to happen, david Moyes is one hell of a tough character. If anyone can withstand that and brush it off and move on it's David Moyes.

4. Terry Madonna:

   The fact is, she is the dominant figure in the party right now. With her credentials, the policy chops … and O’Malley is totally untested on the national stage, the only way he stands a prayer is if she self-destructs.

5. Rock Sake Seth Podell:

   I just kind of fell in love with it right off the bat, burgers, pork chops, whatever you're eating you should be drinking sake with it.

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