op

noun

1. 1

   informalClipping of operator. An amateur radio operator.

2. 2

   informalClipping of operator. An operator on IRC, who can moderate the chat channel, ban users, etc.

3. 3

   Variant of opponentinformalClipping of opponent; alternative spelling of opp.

   His ops went to his court hearing today.

4. 4

   Variant of operationinformalClipping of operation.

   My mother's going in for her knee op today.

5. 5

   Variant of operatorinformalClipping of operator.

   Even given the same direction, two camera ops will see and shoot somewhat differently. A good eye and an ability to concentrate and quickly follow directions are necessary for this position.

   Give the camera op a wide berth when he or she is shooting on Steadicam. When doing so, camera ops usually have virtually no peripheral vision, and their spatial awareness may be impaired by the giant, heavy camera attached to [them].

6. 6

   Variant of opinionClipping of opinion.

   Ops on my new drawing?

7. 7

   Variant of op artEllipsis of op art.

   an op painting; op artworks

verb

1. 1

   To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.

   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.

noun

1. 1

   Variant of OPAlternative letter-case form of OP.

adjective

1. 1

   Variant of OPAlternative letter-case form of OP.

noun

1. 1

   Variant of oppslangAlternative form of opp (“opponent; opposition”).

verb

1. 1

   informalTo buy (something) from an op shop.

2. 2

   informalTo shop at op shops.

Forms

plural

ops

comparative

more op

superlative

most op

past tense

opped

past participle

opped

present participle

opping

third person singular

ops