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ops

1) N-COUNT An op is a medical operation. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL]

...breast cancer ops.

2) N-COUNT: usu pl Ops are military operations.

Flt Lt Beamont had completed a 200 hour tour of ops in December 1941...

Fusilier Jones ran towards the Ops Room to find his lieutenant.

3) N-COUNT An op is an opportunity. For example, a photo op is an opportunity for someone to take photographs, or to have photographs taken of them.

Many network TV reporters began using photo-ops as a jumping-off point to examine issues more in depth.