"opp" meaning in English

See opp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɒp/ [UK], /ɑp/ [US] Forms: opps [plural]
enPR: äp [US] Rhymes: -ɒp Head templates: {{en-noun}} opp (plural opps)
  1. (slang, among criminal gangs) An opponent; an enemy; the opposition Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-opp-en-noun-NqTuoLt9
  2. Abbreviation of opportunity. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: opportunity
    Sense id: en-opp-en-noun-oVpfWo9u Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: opp.

Preposition

IPA: /ɒp/ [UK], /ɑp/ [US]
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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: opp.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for opp meaning in English (2.3kB)

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