chope

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Obsolete form of chop (“Asian seal used on documents”). alt-of,obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it. Singapore,informal,transitive
    — 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.

词形变化

chopes present,singular,third-person choping participle,present choped participle,past choped past chopes plural

词源

From Malay chup (“a cry in a game requesting a halt or the retraction of a stroke”), possibly from Hindi चुप (cup, “silence!”).
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