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Chop

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Noun

1. chop

the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

Example Sentences:
'the boat headed into the chop'

2. chop

a small cut of meat including part of a rib

3. chop

a jaw

Example Sentences:
'I'll hit him on the chops'

4. chop, chop shot

a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

5. chop, chopper

a grounder that bounces high in the air

Verb

6. chop, chop up

cut into pieces

Example Sentences:
'Chop wood'
'chop meat'

7. chop

move suddenly

8. chop

form or shape by chopping

Example Sentences:
'chop a hole in the ground'

9. chop

strike sharply, as in some sports

10. chop, hack

cut with a hacking tool

11. chop

hit sharply

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chop

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verbWord forms: chops, chopping or chopped
1. (often foll by down or off)
to cut (something) with a blow from an axe or other sharp tool
2. (transitive)
to produce or make in this manner
to chop firewood
3. (transitive; often foll by up)
to cut into pieces
4. (transitive) British informal
to dispense with or reduce
5. (intransitive)
to move quickly or violently
6. sport
to hit (a ball) sharply downwards
7. boxing, martial arts
to punch or strike (an opponent) with a short sharp blow
8. West Africa an informal word for eat
noun
9. 
a cutting blow
10. 
the act or an instance of chopping
11. 
a piece chopped off
12. 
a slice of mutton, lamb, or pork, generally including a rib
13. Australian and New Zealand slang
a share (esp in the phrase get or hop in for one's chop)
14. West Africa an informal word for food
15. Australian and New Zealand
a competition of skill and speed in chopping logs
16. sport
a sharp downward blow or stroke
17.  not much chop
18.  the chop
verbWord forms: chops, chopping or chopped
1. (intransitive)
to change direction suddenly; vacillate (esp in the phrase chop and change)
2. obsolete
to barter
3.  chop logic
noun
a design stamped on goods as a trademark, esp in the Far East

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Chop

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verb transitiveWord forms: chopped or ˈchopping
1. 
to cut or make by blows with an ax or other sharp tool
to chop down a tree; to chop a hole
2. 
to cut into small bits; mince
to chop onions
3. 
to say in a jerky or abrupt way
4. 
to hit with a short, sharp downward stroke
verb intransitive
5. 
to make quick, cutting strokes with a sharp tool
6. 
to do something with a quick, sharp, or jerky motion
noun
7. 
the act of chopping
8. 
a short, sharp downward blow or stroke
9. 
a piece chopped off
10. 
a slice of lamb, pork, etc. cut, along with a piece of bone, from the rib, loin, or shoulder
11. 
a short, broken movement of waves
noun
1. 
a jaw
2. 
a cheek
verb intransitiveWord forms: chopped or ˈchopping
to shift or veer suddenly, as the wind; change direction
noun
1. 
an official seal, stamp, permit, or license, as orig. in India and China
2. 
a brand, or trademark
3.  Informal
quality; grade; brand
a writer of the first chop

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chop

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v. chopped, chop·ping, chops
v.tr.
1.
a. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an axe: chop wood.
b. To shape or form by chopping: chop a hole in the ice.
c. To cut into small pieces: chop onions and carrots; chop up meat.
d. To reduce abruptly or by a large amount: chopped off his sentence midway; are going to chop expenses.
2. Sports To hit or swing at (a pitched ball) with a short downward stroke.
v.intr.
1. To make heavy, cutting strokes.
2. Archaic To move roughly or suddenly.
n.
1. The act of chopping.
2.
a. A swift, short, cutting blow or stroke.
b. Sports A short downward stroke.
3. A piece that has been chopped off, especially a cut of meat, usually taken from the rib, shoulder, or loin and containing a bone.
4.
a. A short irregular motion of waves.
b. An area of choppy water, as on an ocean.
intr.v. chopped, chop·ping, chops
To change direction suddenly, as a ship in the wind.
n.
1. The official stamp or seal of a government, company, or individual, especially in China.
2. Quality; class: first chop.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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