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   chop

   /tʃɒp/

   verb

   • 1. cut (something) into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife: "they chopped up the pulpit for firewood" Similar cut upcut into pieceschop upcubedicemincehashchop upcut upcut into pieceshewsplitcleave
   • ▪ remove something by cutting: "they chopped off all her hair" Similar severcut offhack offslice offlop offsaw offshear offremovetake offarchaic:sunderrare:dissever
   • ▪ cut through the base of (a tree or similar plant) with blows from an axe or other implement, in order to fell it: "the boy chopped down eight trees" Similar cut downfellbring downhack downsaw down
   • ▪ strike (something) with a short heavy blow, as if cutting at something: "Benson chopped the ball on to the stumps"
   • 2. abolish or reduce the size of (something) in a way regarded as ruthless: "their training courses are to be chopped" Similar reduce drasticallycutabolishscrapinformal:axeslash

   noun

   • 1. a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the hand: "an effective chop to the back of the neck"
   • 2. dismissal from employment: "hundreds more workers have been given the chop"
   • ▪ cancellation or abolition: "all these projects are destined for the chop"
   • ▪ the action of killing someone or the fact of being killed: "seven men we all knew had got the chop"
   • 3. a thick slice of meat, especially pork or lamb, adjacent to and often including a rib: "he lived on liver or chops"
   • 4. a person's share of something. informal Australian, New Zealand
   • 5. crushed or ground grain used as animal feed: North American "the pile of chop was dropped into the calves' feeder"
   • 6. the broken motion of water, owing to the action of the wind against the tide: "we started our run into a two-foot chop"

   Word Origin late Middle English: variant of chap1.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHOP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CHOP definition: 1. to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument: 2. If something is…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chopChop Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument. b. : to cut into pieces often used with up. chop up an onion. : to weed and thin out (young cotton) d. : to cut as if by chopping. chop prices. a bridge chops the lake in two. 2. : to strike (something, such as a ball) with a short quick downward stroke. 3.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › chopChop - definition of chop by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHOP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CHOP meaning: 1. to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument: 2. If something is…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHOP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chopChop - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A chef uses a knife to chop, hacking an onion into tiny bits, for example. When it's a piece of meat that's cut so it's attached to a bone, such as part of a rib, it can be described as a chop — like a lamb chop. And if someone claps his hands at you and says, "Chop-chop!" he means "Hurry up!"

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of chop – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CHOP definition: 1. to cut something into small pieces: 2. a flat piece of meat with a bone in it: 3. a quick…. Learn more.