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as in skills
knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something that pianist really doesn't yet have the musical chops to do that piece justice

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as in mouth
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal the toddler popped a candy into his chops and grinned stickily

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chops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chop
as in slices
to cut into small pieces chop the onions before adding them to the pot

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“Chops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chops. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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