Chops vs Cheek - What's the difference?
chops | cheek |
English plurals
(plurale tantum) The mouth, jaws or jowl.
(plurale tantum, music, informal) A wind instrument player's embouchure.
(plurale tantum, informal, chiefly, music) One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery; musical performance ability.
(plurale tantum, informal) One's skill at any endeavor.
(plurale tantum, nautical) The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea.
(plurale tantum, juggling) A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.
(chop)
(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
(informal, usually, in the plural) A buttock.
(informal) Impudence.
(biology, informal) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
The pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
(in plural) The branches of a bridle bit.
(metalworking) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.
As a noun chops
is .As a verb chops
is (chop).As a proper noun cheek is
.chops
English
Noun
(head)- Although the bass player had no experience playing in New Orleans, the crowd's enthusiastic response showed that he had the chops to make it in the very particular Crescent City jazz scene.
- Although he did not know all of the ins and outs of the newsroom, he had the writing chops to become a regular contributor.
Derived terms
* (juggling) reverse chopsVerb
(head)- He chops wood all day.
See also
*cheek
English
Noun
(en noun)- You’ve got some cheek , asking me for money!
- the cheeks''' of a vice; the '''cheeks of a gun carriage
- (Knight)