Chop-shop

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of chop shop. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To cut apart a car in a chop shop, either to sell as parts or to alter its appearance. transitive

    "Look, the car will be clean. If you're not comfortable, you could chop-shop it."

  2. 2
    To cut something apart and restructure it. figuratively, transitive

    "He's considered something of a scold on Wall Street, a hectoring moralist who rails against the business practices of his rivals— an old-economy guy known more for building businesses than chop-shopping them for parts, a brilliant crank with a nearly unbroken string of successful investments."

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"Look, the car will be clean. If you're not comfortable, you could chop-shop it."

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