chopstick
To pick up, or eat, using chopsticks, or as with chopsticksTo pick up (food), or eat, using chopsticks, or as with chopsticks.
» Tom isn't very good with chopsticks.
Tom kann nicht besonders gut mit Essstäbchen umgehen. — brauchinet
Том не очень хорошо управляется с палочками для еды. — sonrbfaq
Том не дуже вправний з паличками для їжі. — sonrbfaq
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2 senses(ambitransitive, informal)To pick up (food), or eat, using chopsticks, or as with chopsticks.
(obsolete, rare)To fish using a tackle with a chopstick.
Examples
116 sentencesTom isn't very good with chopsticks.
Том не дуже вправний з паличками для їжі. — sonrbfaq
ruТом не очень хорошо управляется с палочками для еды. — sonrbfaq
deTom kann nicht besonders gut mit Essstäbchen umgehen. — brauchinet
Tom is not very good with chopsticks.
Том не дуже вправний з паличками для їжі. — sonrbfaq
ruТом не очень хорошо управляется с палочками для еды. — sonrbfaq
The boy tried eating with chopsticks.
ruМальчик пытался есть палочками. — paul_lingvo
deDer Junge versuchte, mit Stäbchen zu essen. — Zaghawa
I usually eat rice with chopsticks.
ruЯ обычно ем рис палочками. — marafon
deIch esse Reis gewöhnlich mit Stäbchen. — jakov
I have never eaten with chopsticks.
ruЯ никогда не ел палочками. — marafon
Origin
Apparently a compound of chop + stick, but the sense of the first element is not clear. ThApparently a compound of chop + stick, but the sense of the first element is not clear. The term was earliest applied to fishing tackle (from 1615), later being transferred to the dining utensil (attested since 1637) driven by their visual resemblance.
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Forms
chopsticks, chopsticking, chopsticked, chopsticked| Base form | chopstick · to chopstick |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chopsticks |
| Present participle | chopsticking |
| Past simple | chopsticked |
| Past participle | chopsticked |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- eat with chopsticks
- to use chopsticks
- use chopsticks