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Rarechop shop
The correct spelling is chop shop.
How to pronounce chop shop
noun
Say it like: Cho-p s-hop
The correct spelling is chop shop. A facility where stolen motor vehicles are disassembled in order to sell the mechanical parts. For example: "Apparently his stolen car had been taken to a chop shop, as the police only recovered the frame."
Usage Examples
“Apparently his stolen car had been taken to a chop shop, as the police only recovered the frame.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A facility where stolen motor vehicles are disassembled in order to sell the mechanical parts.
verb
- 1.To cut apart a car in a chop shop, either to sell as parts or to alter its appearance.
- 2.(by analogy) to cut something apart and restructure it.
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