CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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choo-choo in CommonParlance
- definition a child's word for locomotive
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choose in CommonParlance
- definition pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- definition select as an alternative over another
- definition see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
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choose up in CommonParlance
- definition form sides, as for a game
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chooser in CommonParlance
- definition a person who chooses or selects out
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choosey in CommonParlance
- definition difficult to please
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choosy in CommonParlance
- definition difficult to please
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chop in CommonParlance
- definition the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
- definition a small cut of meat including part of a rib
- definition a jaw
- definition a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
- definition a grounder that bounces high in the air
- definition cut into pieces with repeated blows
- definition move suddenly
- definition form or shape by chopping
- definition strike sharply, as in some sports
- definition cut with a hacking tool
- definition hit sharply
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chop down in CommonParlance
- definition cut down
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chop off in CommonParlance
- definition remove by or as if by cutting
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chop shop in CommonParlance
- definition a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts
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chop shot in CommonParlance
- definition a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
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chop steak in CommonParlance
- definition a patty of ground cooked beef
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chop suey in CommonParlance
- definition meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g., celery, onions, peppers or bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and garlic and soy sauce; served with rice; created in the United States and frequently served in Chinese restaurants there
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chop up in CommonParlance
- definition cut into pieces with repeated blows
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chop-chop in CommonParlance
- definition with speed
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chop-suey greens in CommonParlance
- definition grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking
- definition succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking
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chopfallen in CommonParlance
- definition brought low in spirit
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chophouse in CommonParlance
- definition a restaurant that specializes in steaks
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chopine in CommonParlance
- definition a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
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chopped in CommonParlance
- definition prepared by cutting
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chopped steak in CommonParlance
- definition a patty of ground cooked beef
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chopper in CommonParlance
- definition a grounder that bounces high in the air
- definition informal terms for a human ‘tooth’
- definition an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- definition a butcher's knife having a large square blade
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chopper knife in CommonParlance
- definition a considerably big knife used for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.
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choppiness in CommonParlance
- definition used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
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chopping block in CommonParlance
- definition a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split