Definition of chop-shop:
(v) :
(transitive) To cut apart a car in a chop shop, either to sell as parts or to alter its appearance.
(v) :
(transitive, figurative, by analogy) To cut something apart and restructure it.
(n) :
Alternative form of chop shop. [(US) A facility where stolen motor vehicles are disassembled in order to sell their mechanical parts.]