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/t͡ʃəʊp/ · verb
(transitive, informal, Singapore) 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.
Use chope when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chope means (transitive, informal, Singapore) To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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