chops

(chŏps)

pl.n.

1. The jaws.

a. The mouth.

b. The lower cheeks or jowls.

c. Muttonchops.

3. Slang The technical skill with which a jazz or rock musician performs.

Idiom:

bust (someone's) chops

1. To scold or insult someone.

2. To disappoint or defeat someone.

3. To hold a building contractor to the letter of an agreement.

[Possibly akin to chop. N. 3, originally in reference to the embouchure of trumpeters.]

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chops

(tʃɒps)

pl n

1. the jaws or cheeks; jowls

2. the mouth

3. (Music, other) music embouchure

4. (Jazz) jazz skill

5. lick one's chops informal to anticipate with pleasure

[C16: of uncertain origin]

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Translations

mandíbulas

basette

chops

[tʃɒps] NPL (Anat) → boca fsing, labios mpl
to lick one's chops → relamerse, chuparse los dedos

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chops

[ˈtʃɒps] npl (= jaws) [person] → mâchoire f; [animal] → babines fpl

chops

pl (of dog) → Lefzen pl; (inf, of person) → Visage f (inf)

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