ops

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of op
2. (informal, uncountable)operations

   “Arbiter and I will guard the Ops Center.”

   “They work in spec ops”

3. (Internet, uncountable)operator status

   “Why don't I have ops in this channel any more?”

   “Perhaps I might now add one more piece of etiquette advice, for which all chanops will thank me. If you want ops on a channel, don't beg for them […]”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of on-base plus slugging.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of other professional studies.
6. (form-of, plural)plural of OP

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of op

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Open Publication Structure, a sub-specification of EPUB.
2. (Roman)The goddess of earth and fertility. Equivalent to the Greek Rhea, Ops was the sister-wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter. After Saturn learned of a prophecy that his children by Ops would overthrow him, he ate each of them just after they were born; however, Ops saved Jupiter by feeding Saturn a stone instead.