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Meaning of 'chop' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chop [ n.]
- A change; a vicissitude.
- The act of chopping; a stroke.
- A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.
- A crack or cleft. See Chap.
- A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops.
- A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.
- The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.
- Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
- A permit or clearance.
2 . Chop [ v. i.]
- To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.
- To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
- To interrupt; -- with in or out.
- To barter or truck.
- To exchange; substitute one thing for another.
- To purchase by way of truck.
- To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.
- To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.
3 . Chop [ v. t.]
- To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.
- To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.
- To seize or devour greedily; -- with up.
4 . Chop [ v. t. & i.]
- To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i.

Meaning of 'chop' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chop [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a jaw
Example in sentence:
  • I'll hit him on the chops
Meaning (2):
- the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
Example in sentence:
  • the boat headed into the chop
3 . chop [ v]
Meaning (3):
- form or shape by chopping
Example in sentence:
  • chop a hole in the ground
Meaning (4):
- cut into pieces
Example in sentence:
  • chop meat;
  • Chop wood

Nearby Words:

choak choanoid chocard chock chock-full chockablock chocked chocking chocolate choctaws

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