chop

chop ¹  (chp)

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.

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[Middle English choppen, probably variant of chappen, to split; see chap¹.]

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chop ²  (chp)

intr.v. chopped, chop·ping, chops

To change direction suddenly, as a ship in the wind.

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[Obsolete, to exchange, from Middle English choppen, to barter, bargain, variant of chapen, from Old English capian, from cap, bargain, trade; see cheap.]

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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.

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[Hindi chp, seal.]

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chop ¹

Verb

[chopping, chopped]

1. (often foll. by down, off)to cut (something) with a blow from an axe or other sharp tool

2. to cut into pieces

3. Boxing, karate to hit (an opponent) with a short sharp blow

4. Brit, Austral & NZ informal to dispense with or reduce

5. Sport to hit (a ball) sharply downwards

Noun

1. a cutting blow

2. a slice of mutton, lamb, or pork, usually including a rib

3. Sport a sharp downward blow or stroke

4. the chop Slang dismissal from employment [variant of chap: see chapped]

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chop ²

Verb

[chopping, chopped]

1. chop and change to change one's mind repeatedly

2. chop logic to use excessively subtle or involved argument [Old English ceapian to barter]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chop - the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat headed into the chop" physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
	2.	chop - a small cut of meat including part of a rib cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass mutton chop - chop cut from a mature sheep lamb chop, lamb-chop, lambchop - chop cut from a lamb porkchop - chop cut from a hog
	3.	chop - a jaw; "I'll hit him on the chops" jaw - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
	4.	chop - a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball chop shot return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
	5.	chop - a grounder that bounces high in the air chopper ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
Verb	1.	chop - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" chop up hash - chop up; "hash the potatoes" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" mince - cut into small pieces; "mince the garlic"
	2.	chop - move suddenly move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	chop - form or shape by chopping; "chop a hole in the ground" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	4.	chop - strike sharply, as in some sports strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
	5.	chop - cut with a hacking tool hack ax, axe - chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" chop down - cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree" chop off, lop off, cut off - remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch" chop, chop up - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"
	6.	chop - hit sharply strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

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chop

verb cut, fell, axe, slash, hack, sever, shear, cleave, hew, lop, truncate

chop something up cut up, divide, fragment, cube, dice, mince >> the chop Brit., Austral. (slang) the sack, sacking (informal) dismissal, the boot (slang) your cards (informal) the axe (informal) termination, the (old) heave-ho (informal) the order of the boot (slang)

Translations

chop [tʃɔp] vt [+ wood] → cortar, talar;

(CULIN) (also: chop up) → picar

n → tajo, golpe m cortante;

(CULIN) → chuleta;

chops npl (= jaws) → boca sg;

to get the chop (col) [project] → ser suprimido: [person] (= be sacked); ser despedido

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chop [tʃɔp] vt [+ wood] → couper (à la hache);

(Culin) (also: chop up) → couper (fin), émincer, hacher (en morceaux)

n → coup m (de hache, du tranchant de la main);

(Culin) → côtelette f;

to get the chop (Brit) (inf) [project] → tomber à l'eau: [person] (= be sacked); se faire renvoyer

chop down vt [+ tree] → abattre

chop off vt → trancher

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chop [tʃɔp] vt (wood) → hacken;

(also: chop up) (vegetables, fruit, meat) → klein schneiden

n → Kotelett nt;

chops (inf) npl (of animal) → Maul nt;

(of person) → Mund m;

to get the chop (Brit) (inf) (project) → dem Rotstift zum Opfer fallen;

(000) (000) (be sacked) → rausgeschmissen werden

chop down chop vt (tree) → fällen

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chop [tʃɔp] vt [+ wood] → spaccare;

(CULIN) (also: chop up) → tritare

n → colpo netto;

(CULIN) → costoletta;

to get the chop (BRIT ) (col) [project] → essere bocciato/a: [person] (= be sacked); essere licenziato/a see also chops

chop down vt [+ tree] → abbattere

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chop¹

v chop [tʃop]

(sometimes withup) to cut (into small pieces) He chopped up the vegetables. kap يَقْطَعُ، يَفْرُمُ накълцвам (roz/na)sekat hakke (zer-)hacken κόβω (σε) μικρά κομμάτια en trozos cortar tükeldama خرد کردن pilkkoa hacher לִקְצוֹץ टुकड़े टुकड़े करना sjeckati, zasjeći (fel)aprít mencincang höggva, saxa tagliare, fare a pezzi 切り刻む (잘게) 자르다 kapoti sasmalcināt; sakapāt cincang hakken, fijnhakken hogge, hakke (opp) siekać picar a toca, a tăia bucăţi шинковать (na)sekať sekljati, sekati seckati hacka, hugga หั่น doğramak 切細 рубати سبزی یا گوشت کاٹنا chặt nhỏ 切细

n

a slice of mutton, pork etc containing a rib. ribstuk, tjop قِطْعَه، شَرْحَةُ لَحْم مع عَظْمِها пържола kotleta kotelet das Kotlett μπριζόλα chuleta karbonaad تکه؛ برش câtelette צֶלָע टुकड़ा zasjek, sječenje bordaszelet daging iga kóteletta, rifjasneið costoletta, braciola 骨付肉片 (갈비뼈에 달린) 고기 조각 pjausnys karbonāde sepotong karbonade kotelett kotlet costeleta cotlet отбивная котлета kotleta zarebrnica krmenadla kotlett ชิ้นเนื้อที่หั่นบางๆ pirzola 排骨 відбивна котлета ہڈی والے گوشت کا ٹکڑہ miếng thịt sườn 一块排骨

n chopper

1 an instrument for chopping. kapper, tjopper مَفْرَمَه، ساطور брадва sekáček hakkemaskine das Hackmesser μπαλτάς hacha pequeña; cuchilla de carnicero hakknuga کارد؛ تبر hakkuuveitsi, hakkuri hachoir קוֹצֵץ गंड़ासा, छुरा sjeckalica húsvágóbárd golok saxari, kjötöxi mannaia 大包丁 고기 자르는 도끼 [] kapoklė kapājamais nazis pisau hakmes (ved-, kjøtt-)øks tasak cutelo tocător; satâr нож; косарь sekáč sekač, sekira satara köttyxa, hackkniv มีด satır 斧頭 колун; сікач کاٹنے کا اوزار dao bầu 斧头

2 a helicopter. tjopper, helikopter طائِرَه مَرْوَحِيَّه хеликоптер vrtulník helikopter der Hubschrauber ελικόπτερο helicóptero helikopter هلیکوپتر؛ چرخبال helikopteri hélicoptère מָסוֹק हेलीकॉप्टर helikopter, zrekomlat helikopter helikopter þyrla elicottero ヘリコプター 헬리콥터 sraigtasparnis helikopters helikopter helikopter helikopter śmigłowiec helicóptero elicopter вертолёт vrtuľník helikopter helikopter helikopter เฮลิคอปเตอร์ helikopter 直升機 гелікоптер, вертоліт ہیلی کاپٹر máy bay trực thăng 直升机

adj choppy

(of the sea) rough. joppelsee مُتَلاطِمُ الأمواج، مُتَقَلِّب развълнуван (за море) rozbouřené (moře) oprørt bewegt φουρτουνιασμένος (για θάλασσα) picado, agitado segalainetav متلاطم voimakkaasti aaltoileva agité רוֹגֵש, גָלִי अस्थिर, दरारदार, कटावयुक्त uzburkan hullámzó berombak úfinn mosso 波の立っている 파도가 이는 neramus nemierīgs; viļņains (par ūdens virsmu) berombak ruw krapp wzburzony picado agitat неспокойный sčerený razburkan uzburkan krabb ที่มีคลื่นมาก dalgalı 波浪滔滔的 неспокійний کھردرا sóng vỗ bập bềnh 波浪滔滔的

n choppiness

rukkerig تَلاطُم الأمْواج، تَقَلُّب променливост vzdouvání, nárazovost (vítr) oprørthed die Bewegtheit φουρτούνα agitación del mar lainetus تلاطم aaltoilu agitation (de la mer) הִשתָנוּת अस्थिरता uzburkanost fodrozódás gelora ólga (um haf) maretta 波立ち 물결의 일렁거림 neramumas viļņošanās; nemiers berombakan ruwheid ujevnhet wzburzenie agitação freamăt волнение (моря) sčerenosť; nárazovosť (vetra) razburkanost (morja) uzburkanost krabbhet, hoppighet การมีคลื่นมาก dalgalanma 波浪起伏的海面 мінливість کھردرا پن sự vỗ bập bềnh 波浪起伏的海面

chop and change

to keep changing (especially one's mind). telkens verander تقلَّب (في آرائه) променям непрекъснато střídat, měnit, být samý zvrat være i syv sind (sich)dauernd ändern αλλάζω συνεχώς γνώμη cambiar de opinión constantemente pidevalt meelt muutma مرتباً تغییر عقیده دادن soutaa ja huovata être une vraie girouette לִהיוֹת הָפכפַּך बदलते रहना male promjene forog, mint a szélkakas berubah-ubah skipta sífellt um skoðun tentennare, essere incostante よく変わる (마음 등을) 자주 바꾸다 neturėti tvirtos nuomonės, kaitalioti pažiūras/planus būt nenoteiktam; svārstīties berubah-ubah voortdurend veranderen skifte, være ustadig, stadig skifte mening ciągle zmieniać zdanie mudar constantemente a se tot schimba, a se tot răz­gândi постоянно менять свои взгляды kam vietor, tam plášť omahovati menjati göra tvära kast เปลี่ยนแปลงไม่หยุด bir dediği bir dediğine uymamak, sürekli değişmek 變化無常 сім п'ятниць на тиждень تبدیل کرتے رہنا hay thay đổi ý kiến 变化无常

chop down

to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe He chopped down the fir tree. afkap يَقْطَعُ الشَّجَرَه ،يَحْطِبُ отсичам (po/s)kácet fælde fällen κόβω με τσεκούρι cortar, talar langetama قطع کردن kaataa abattre לִכְרוֹת काटकर गिराना posjeći kivág menebang höggva niður abbattere 切り倒す 잘라 넘어뜨리다 nukirsti cirst; skaldīt menebang omhakken felle, hogge ned ścinać abater a doborî срубать zoťať posekati poseći hugga ner ฟันด้วยขวาน kesmek, keserek devirmek 砍倒 зрубати کلہاڑے سے کاٹنا đốn hạ 砍倒