op
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Pronunciations (2)
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/ɒp/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ɑp/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
Clipping of operator. An amateur radio operator.
Usage- Informal
Clipping of operator. An operator on IRC, who can moderate the chat channel, ban users, etc.
Usage- Internet
- Informal
Verb
To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.
Usage- Internet
- Transitive
- Antonyms
- Examples
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More examples (1)
True, better clients will remember that a person had a voice before they were opped and will return the + when they are deopped, but that doesn't solve the problem. Suppose someone joins the room after the user is opped and before the user is deopped.
Verb
To buy (something) from an op shop.
Usage- Australia
- Informal
- Transitive
To shop at op shops.
Usage- Australia
- Informal
- Intransitive
Word forms
opsopsoppingoppedopped