Definitions for chops
chops

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Frank Randol:

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

2. Monday Graham:

   This impulsive decision by the President has undone all the gains we've made, thrown the region into further chaos. Iran is licking their chops. And if I'm Monday Graham I've got a second lease on life. So to those who think ISIS has been defeated you will soon see.

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. Ted Cruz:

   Donald Trump is never going to fight the system, Donald Trump is the system, donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are two sides of the same coin. Hillary Clinton has made Hillary Clinton millions from inside and Donald Trump has made Donald Trump billions buying people like Hillary Clinton. Both are part of the culture of foreign policy for personal gain. Donald Trump sought to demonstrate Donald Trump foreign policy chops as Donald Trump tries to present a more presidential image – while increasingly turning Donald Trump attention on the campaign trail to a general election battle Donald Trump presumes will involve Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The billionaire businessman declared himself the.

5. Ramon Llamas:

   This time it's one smartphone cut in half, so there are some price savings to be had, samsung continues to see an opportunity to differentiate itself in an otherwise copycat market and still make some money off of it. It already has the innovation chops and the manufacturing capabilities to do this themselves, and it's practically a category that it can claim as its own until foldables gain greater salience. That's a strong position for Samsung.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chops
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chops
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chops
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chops
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chops