chope
/t͡ʃəʊp/
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Singapore/t͡ʃoʊp/
chope verb: to reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it. Also the obsolete form of chop.
Verb
chope (third-person singular simple present chopes, present participle choping, simple past and past participle choped)
- To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.
- Place a packet of tissues on a table and people will assume it is taken by someone in an act referred to as chope. Others may chope their table with a bag, knowing.2022 May 15, Jonty Tan, The Local Immigrant, Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, →ISBN
Also used as
chope is also the obsolete form of chop.
Forms of chope
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | chopes |
| present participle | choping |
| past participle | choped |
| past | choped |
| Noun | |
| plural | chopes |
Origin of chope
From Malay chup (“a cry in a game requesting a halt or the retraction of a stroke”), possibly from Hindi चुप (cup, “silence!”).
Words that rhyme with chope
Questions about chope
- What does chope mean?
- Chope means to reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.
- What part of speech is chope?
- Chope is a verb.
- How do you pronounce chope?
- Chope is pronounced /t͡ʃəʊp/.
- What is the past tense of chope?
- The past tense of chope is choped.
Words near chope in the dictionary
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