chop

[Chop]

To chop is to cut something by hacking at it. In many places, there are farms where you can chop down your own Christmas tree.

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

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 small cut of meat including part of a rib

Verb
hit sharply

Verb
cut with a hacking tool

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Verb
cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"

Verb
strike sharply, as in some sports

Verb
move suddenly

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.

Chop

Chop , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chopped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chopping.] [Cf. LG. & D. kappen, Dan. kappe, Sw. kappa. Cf. Chap to crack.] 1. To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up. 2. To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.
Chop off your hand, and it to the king.
3. To seize or devour greedily; -- with up. [Obs.]
Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast, which the fox presently chopped up.

Chop

Chop , v. i. 1. To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument. 2. To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
Out of greediness to get both, he chops at the shadow, and loses the substance.
3. To interrupt; -- with in or out.
This fellow interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in.

Chop

Chop, v. t. [Cf. D. koopen to buy. See Cheapen, v. t., and cf. Chap, v. i., to buy.] 1. To barter or truck. 2. To exchange; substitute one thing for another.
We go on chopping and changing our friends.
To chop logic, to dispute with an affected use of logical terms; to argue sophistically.

Chop

Chop, v. i. 1. To purchase by way of truck. 2. (Naut.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about. 3. To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.
Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge.

Chop

Chop, n. A change; a vicissitude. Marryat.

Chop

Chop, v. t. & i. To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i.

Chop

Chop, n. 1. The act of chopping; a stroke. 2. A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop. 3. A crack or cleft. See Chap.

Chop

Chop, n. [See Chap.] 1. A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops. 2. A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise. 3. The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.

Chop

Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch'bep stamp, brand.] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. 2. A permit or clearance. Chop dollar, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. -- chop of tea, a number of boxes of the same make and quality of leaf. -- Chowchow chop. See under Chowchow. -- Grand chop, a ship's port clearance. S. W. Williams.

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

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

To barter or truck.

To purchase by way of truck.

A change; a vicissitude.

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

The act of chopping; a stroke.

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

Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.

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Usage Examples

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

I had to learn how to chop wood actually - I don't think my dad would have let me go chop wood in the backyard growing up.

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.

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Other Usage Examples

I like when guests come over early and we chop veggies and talk and play music.

I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.

Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times.