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Definition of op noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

op

noun
 
/ɒp/
 
/ɑːp/
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  1. (British English, informal) a medical operation
    • I'm going in for my op on Monday.
    Topics Healthcareb1
  2. ops
    (informal)
    more formal operations
    [plural] the department in a company that manages the way it produces goods or delivers services and makes sure its business practices are efficient
    • She works in Sales OPs.
    Topics Businessc2
  3. [usually plural] military activity; military operations
    • on ops to go out on ops
    • special ops
    • black ops (= secret military activities, especially illegal ones)
    • He was in charge of a covert ops team.
    Topics War and conflictc2
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