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choping

choping is the present participle and gerund of chope.

Meaning of chope

Verb

chope (third-person singular simple present chopes, present participle choping, simple past and past participle choped)

  1. (Singapore, informal, transitive) 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

Questions about choping

What is choping the present participle and gerund of?
Choping is the present participle and gerund of chope.

Words near choping in the dictionary

  1. chophouses
  2. Chopi
  3. chopin
  4. chopine
  5. chopines
  6. choping
  7. Chopinian
  8. chopins
  9. choplet
  10. choplets
  11. choplike

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