Definition of Chop shop

1. Noun. A place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts.

Generic synonyms: Shop, Workshop

Definition of Chop shop

1. Noun. (American English) A facility where stolen motor vehicles are disassembled in order to sell the mechanical parts. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chop Shop

choosey
choosier
choosiest
choosily
choosiness
choosing
choosy
chop
chop-chop
chop-logic
chop-suey greens
chop and change
chop down
chop logic
chop off
chop shop
chop shops
chop shot
chop steak
chop suey
chop up
chopart fracture-dislocation
chopboat
chopboats
chopchurch
chopchurches
chope
chopfallen
chophouse
chophouses

Literary usage of Chop shop

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Using Civil Remedies for Criminal Behavior: Rationale, Case Studies by Peter Finn (1997)
"Program Evolution A professional chop shop is a large, ... Typically, a chop shop customer orders a vehicle by size and other specifications. ..."

2. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The "chit" system, or "chop shop" banking, originated in the Chiang dynasty to avoid robberies during cash transfers and as a method of avoiding repressive ..."

3. The Association Review by American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (1903)
"... good, king; ch, sh, j, at the beginning of a word, produced by hissing sounds, as chop, shop, job; and q, w, which have the same appearance on the lips, ..."

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