chope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of chop (“Asian seal used on documents”).

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃəʊp/ /t͡ʃoʊp/ /-ɒp/

Word forms

chope chopes choping choped

Etymology

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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