"chope" meaning in English

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          "text": "Place a packet of tissues on a table and people will assume it is taken by someone in an act referred to as chope. Others may chope their table with a bag, knowing.",
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        "To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it."
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          "seat",
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          "fast food",
          "fast food"
        ],
        [
          "restaurant",
          "restaurant"
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        [
          "packet",
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          "tissue paper",
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        "(transitive, informal, Singapore) To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it."
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