Chop

[tʃɒp] or [tʃɑp]

Definition

(noun.) a grounder that bounces high in the air.

(noun.) a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball.

(noun.) a jaw; 'I'll hit him on the chops'.

(noun.) a small cut of meat including part of a rib.

(noun.) the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); 'the boat headed into the chop'.

(verb.) hit sharply.

(verb.) cut with a hacking tool.

(verb.) cut into pieces; 'Chop wood'; 'chop meat'.

(verb.) strike sharply, as in some sports.

(verb.) form or shape by chopping; 'chop a hole in the ground'.

(verb.) move suddenly.

Checker: Shari--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.

(v. t.) To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.

(v. t.) To seize or devour greedily; -- with up.

(v. i.) To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.

(v. i.) To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

(v. i.) To interrupt; -- with in or out.

(v. i.) To barter or truck.

(v. i.) To exchange; substitute one thing for another.

(v. i.) To purchase by way of truck.

(v. i.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.

(v. i.) To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.

(n.) A change; a vicissitude.

(v. t. & i.) To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i.

(n.) The act of chopping; a stroke.

(n.) A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.

(n.) A crack or cleft. See Chap.

(n.) A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops.

(n.) A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.

(n.) The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.

(n.) Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.

(n.) A permit or clearance.

Editor: Lora

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Cut (with a quick blow).[2]. Mince, cut into small pieces.

v. n. Shift, veer, change suddenly.

n. [1]. Slice, piece cut off.[2]. Brand, quality.

Edited by Edward

Definition

n. in China and India an official mark or seal: a license or passport which has been sealed.

n. the chap or jaw generally used in pl.: a person with fat cheeks: the mouth of anything as a cannon.—adj. Chop′-fall′en lit. having the chop or lower jaw fallen down: cast-down: dejected.

v.t. to cut with a sudden blow: to cut into small pieces: (Milton) to change: to exchange or barter: (Milton) to trade in: to bandy words.—v.i. to change about: to shift suddenly as the wind.—n. a blow: a piece cut off: a slice of mutton or pork containing a rib: a change: vicissitude.—ns. Chop′-house a house where mutton-chops and beef-steaks are served: an eating-house; Chop′per one who or that which chops: a cleaver; Chop′ping-knife a knife for chopping or mincing meat.—adj. Chop′py full of chops or cracks: running in irregular waves—also Chop′ping.—Chop and change to buy and sell: to change about; Chop at to aim a blow at; Chop in to break in interrupt; Chop logic to dispute in logical terms: to bandy words; Chop up to cut into small pieces.—A chop-logic (Shak.) a contentious fellow.

Inputed by Barnard

Examples

Edited by Dorothy

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