chop 1 (ch p)v. chopped, chop·ping, chops v.tr. 1. a. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax: chop wood. b. To shape or form by chopping: chop a hole in the ice. c. To cut into small pieces: chop onions; chop up meat. d. To curtail as if by chopping: chopped off his sentence midway; are going to chop expenses. 2. Sports To hit or hit at with a short swift 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. [Middle English choppen, probably variant of chappen, to split; see chap1.] |
| chop 2 (chp) intr.v. chopped, chop·ping, chops To change direction suddenly, as a ship in the wind. [Obsolete, to exchange, from Middle English choppen, to barter, bargain, variant of chapen, from Old English c  apian, from cap, bargain, trade; see cheap.] |
| chop 3 (chp) n. 1. An official stamp or permit in the Far East. 2. a. A mark stamped on goods or coins to indicate their identity or quality. b. Quality; class: first chop. [Hindi ch  p, seal.] |
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| Adj. | 1. | chopped - prepared by cutting; "sliced tomatoes"; "sliced ham"; "chopped clams"; "chopped meat"; "shredded cabbage" cut - separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" |
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