"opp" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒp/ [UK], /ɑp/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-opp.wav Forms: opps [plural], opp. [alternative]
enPR: äp [US] Rhymes: -ɒp Head templates: {{en-noun}} opp (plural opps)
  1. (slang, originally criminal slang) An opponent; an enemy; the opposition. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-opp-en-noun-hOrhpVaT Categories (other): Crime, English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 35 17 18 30
  2. (by extension) Any person on unfriendly terms. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-opp-en-noun-Nl-HaldN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 47 16 19 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 35 17 18 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 18 1 1 33 0 1 1 38 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 22 1 1 32 0 1 1 37 1 2
  3. Abbreviation of opportunity. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: opportunity
    Sense id: en-opp-en-noun-oVpfWo9u Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 35 17 18 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: oppy

Preposition

IPA: /ɒp/ [UK], /ɑp/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-opp.wav Forms: opp. [alternative]
enPR: äp [US] Rhymes: -ɒp Head templates: {{head|en|preposition}} opp
  1. Abbreviation of opposite. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: opposite
    Sense id: en-opp-en-prep-mbJuPN4G Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 35 17 18 30

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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