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chop¹

C0323600 (chŏp)v. chopped, chop·ping, chops v.tr.1. a. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an axe: chop wood.b. To shape or form by chopping: chop a hole in the ice.c. To cut into small pieces: chop onions and carrots; chop up meat.d. To reduce abruptly or by a large amount: chopped off his sentence midway; are going to chop expenses.2. Sports To hit or swing at (a pitched ball) with a short 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.]

chop²

C0323600 (chŏp)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 cēapian, from cēap, bargain, trade; see cheap.]

chop³

C0323600 (chŏp)n.1. The official stamp or seal of a government, company, or individual, especially in China.2. Quality; class: first chop.

[Hindi chāp, seal.]

chop

(tʃɒp) vb, chops, chopping or chopped1. (often foll by: down or off) to cut (something) with a blow from an axe or other sharp tool2. (tr) to produce or make in this manner: to chop firewood. 3. (often foll by: up) to cut into pieces4. (tr) informal Brit to dispense with or reduce5. (intr) to move quickly or violently6. (General Sporting Terms) sport to hit (a ball) sharply downwards7. (Boxing) boxing martial arts to punch or strike (an opponent) with a short sharp blow8. W African an informal word for eatn9. a cutting blow10. the act or an instance of chopping11. a piece chopped off12. (Cookery) a slice of mutton, lamb, or pork, generally including a rib13. slang Austral and NZ a share (esp in the phrase get or hop in for one's chop)14. W African an informal word for food15. Austral and NZ a competition of skill and speed in chopping logs16. (General Sporting Terms) sport a sharp downward blow or stroke17. not much chop informal Austral and NZ not much good; poor18. the chop slang dismissal from employment[C16: variant of chap¹]

chop

(tʃɒp) vb, chops, chopping or chopped1. (intr) to change direction suddenly; vacillate (esp in the phrase chop and change)2. obsolete to barter3. chop logic to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument[Old English ceapian to barter; see cheap, chapman]

chop

(tʃɒp) n (Commerce) a design stamped on goods as a trademark, esp in the Far East[C17: from Hindi chhāp]

chop¹

(tʃɒp)

v. chopped, chop•ping,
n. v.t. 1. to cut or sever with one or more quick, heavy blows, using a sharp tool (often fol. by down, off, etc.): to chop down a tree. 2. to make or prepare for use by so cutting: to chop logs. 3. to cut into smaller pieces; mince (often fol. by up): to chop up celery. 4. to hit with a sharp, downward stroke. v.i. 5. to make one or more quick, heavy strokes, as with an ax. 6. to deliver or administer a sharp, downward blow or stroke. 7. to go, come, or move suddenly or violently. n. 8. an act or instance of chopping. 9. a short downward cut, blow, or stroke. 10. a piece chopped off. 11. an individual cut or portion of lamb, mutton, pork, or veal, usu. containing a rib. 12. crushed or ground grain used as animal feed. 13. a short irregular motion, as of a wave. 14. rough, turbulent water, as of a sea or lake. [1350–1400; Middle English; variant of chap¹]

chop²

(tʃɒp)

v.i. chopped, chop•ping. 1. to turn, shift, or change suddenly, as the wind. 2. to vacillate; change one's mind. [1425–75; variant of obsolete chap barter, Middle English chappen,chepen, Old English cēapian to trade, derivative of cēap sale, trade (see cheap)]

chop³

(tʃɒp)

n. 1. Usu., chops. a. the jaw. b. the lower part of the cheek; the flesh over the lower jaw. 2. chops, a. the oral cavity; mouth. b. Slang. the embouchure or technique necessary to play a wind instrument. c. Slang. technical virtuosity in playing a musical instrument. [1350–1400; Middle English; perhaps identical with chop¹]

chop⁴

(tʃɒp)

n. 1. a stamp or seal used as an identification mark, esp. in the Far East. 2. quality, class, or grade: a musician of the first chop. [1605–15; < Hindi chāp impression, stamp]

chop

- A snap with the jaws or mouth is a chop.See also related terms for snap.

chop

Past participle: chopped
Gerund: chopping

Imperative
chop
chop

Present
I chop
you chop
he/she/it chops
we chop
you chop
they chop

Preterite
I chopped
you chopped
he/she/it chopped
we chopped
you chopped
they chopped

Present Continuous
I am chopping
you are chopping
he/she/it is chopping
we are chopping
you are chopping
they are chopping

Present Perfect
I have chopped
you have chopped
he/she/it has chopped
we have chopped
you have chopped
they have chopped

Past Continuous
I was chopping
you were chopping
he/she/it was chopping
we were chopping
you were chopping
they were chopping

Past Perfect
I had chopped
you had chopped
he/she/it had chopped
we had chopped
you had chopped
they had chopped

Future
I will chop
you will chop
he/she/it will chop
we will chop
you will chop
they will chop

Future Perfect
I will have chopped
you will have chopped
he/she/it will have chopped
we will have chopped
you will have chopped
they will have chopped

Future Continuous
I will be chopping
you will be chopping
he/she/it will be chopping
we will be chopping
you will be chopping
they will be chopping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chopping
you have been chopping
he/she/it has been chopping
we have been chopping
you have been chopping
they have been chopping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chopping
you will have been chopping
he/she/it will have been chopping
we will have been chopping
you will have been chopping
they will have been chopping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chopping
you had been chopping
he/she/it had been chopping
we had been chopping
you had been chopping
they had been chopping

Conditional
I would chop
you would chop
he/she/it would chop
we would chop
you would chop
they would chop

Past Conditional
I would have chopped
you would have chopped
he/she/it would have chopped
we would have chopped
you would have chopped
they would have chopped

chop

To cut into small pieces.

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 ribcut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcassmutton chop - chop cut from a mature sheeplamb chop, lambchop, lamb-chop - chop cut from a lambporkchop - 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 ballchop shotreturn - 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 airchopperground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
Verb	1.	chop - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"chop uphash - 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 suddenlymove - 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 sportsstrike - 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 toolhackax, 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, chop up - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"chop off, lop off, cut off - remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
	6.	chop - hit sharplystrike, 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"

chop

verb cut, fell, axe, slash, hack, sever, shear, cleave, hew, lop, truncate We were set to work chopping wood.chop something up cut up, divide, fragment, cube, dice, mince Chop up three firm tomatoes.the chop (Slang, chiefly Brit.) 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) I was amazed when I got the chop from the team.

chop¹

verbTo decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate.phrasal verb
chop downTo bring down, as with a saw or ax:cut (down), fell, hew.nounA quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand:box, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack, smacker, spank, swat, whack.Informal: clip, spat.

chop²

verbTo turn aside sharply from a straight course:cut, sheer, skew, slue, swerve, veer.Nautical: yaw.

Translations

一块排骨切细剁碎砍颚或嘴

chop¹

(tʃop) – past tense past participle chopped – verb (sometimes with up) to cut (into small pieces). He chopped up the vegetables. 切细，剁碎 noun a slice of mutton, pork etc containing a rib. 一块排骨ˈchopper noun1. an instrument for chopping. 斧头2. a helicopter. 直升机ˈchoppy adjective (of the sea) rough. 波浪滔滔的ˈchoppiness noun波浪起伏的海面chop and change to keep changing (especially one's mind). 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.砍倒

chop²

(tʃop) noun (in plural) the jaws or mouth, especially of an animal. the wolf's chops.颚或嘴

chop

→ 砍zhCN

chop

What am I, chopped liver?

A semi-serious expression of frustration, anger, or indignation at having been overlooked and/or regarded as inferior. The phrase likely originated as a part of Jewish humor, referring to the serving of chopped liver as a common side dish (thus overlooked in favor of the main course), the taste of which many do not find appealing. A: "Mary is so smart, talented, and creative, I wish she were my best friend!" B: "And what am I then, chopped liver?" They said they wanted to hire someone else for the job. What am I, chopped liver?See also: chop, what

chop logic

To argue in a tedious or pedantic way. I can't stand the way he chops logic! You can't have a conversation without him turning it into some tiresome fight!See also: chop

pork chop

1. A thick cut of meat from a pig. Often used in the plural when it is prepared as a meal. Well, at least sit down and have a pork chop with us before you go out! Mom said that she's making pork chops for dinner tonight, so don't be late!2. offensive slang A black person who acts submissively toward white people.See also: chop, pork

chop and change

To continually change one's course of action, to the confusion or irritation of others. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. When we chop and change this much, it frustrates our customers. We need to set a schedule and stick to it.See also: and, change, chop

chop back

To prune something, such as trees, bushes, or plants. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "back." I need to chop back this tree because it's so overgrown that I can barely open my car door anymore.See also: back, chop

chop chop

interjection Hurry up! Move faster! This is a major client, so I need the report done right now, chop chop! Chop chop, people, we need to make 20 more before we're done.See also: chop

chop down

1. To fell; to cut down. Usually refers to cutting down a tree. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "down." We had to chop down that old tree to keep it from falling onto our house. It would be a shame to have to chop that old oak down just to make room for a parking lot.2. To destroy or reject something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "down." Now that the CEO has chopped down our idea, we need to come up with something better.See also: chop, down

chop off

1. To cut something off of something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "off." We had to chop off that branch because it was in danger of falling on our house. I decided to chop my hair off because I needed a change in my life.2. To stop someone abruptly while they are talking. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "off." I had to chop him off because his boring story was putting me to sleep.See also: chop, off

get the chop

1. To lose one's job. You're going to get the chop if you keep coming into work late.2. To be eliminated, as of a service or program. Your know our charity program will be the first to get the chop if the hospital loses funding.See also: chop, get

be for the chop

1. To be on the verge of losing one's job. You'll be for the chop if you keep coming into work late.2. To be on the verge of being eliminated, as of a service or program. Our charity program is definitely for the chop if the hospital loses funding.See also: chop

not much chop

Not as good as what was expected, required, or demanded; not satisfactory or adequate. Primarily heard in Australia, Canada. Jim, I know you've had a lot on your plate, but these reports just aren't much chop. I used to eat there all the time, but to be honest their food hasn't been much chop recently.See also: chop, much, not

chop out

To remove something, as by slicing or cutting (literally or figuratively). A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "out." When you edit his piece, be sure not to chop all the personality out of it.See also: chop, out

chop up

1. Literally, to cut or slice something into smaller pieces. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "up." Can you chop up the onions for the stew? Chop up the lumber so we can use it for firewood.2. By extension, to split something into smaller sections. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "up." This paragraph was way too long, so I chopped it up.See also: chop, up

chop shop

A location where stolen vehicles are disassembled so that their parts can be sold. We'll never get our car back if the thieves have already taken it to a chop-shop.See also: chop, shop

on the chopping block

1. Planned or about to be discarded or done away with. The president-elect has made it clear that several of his predecessor's policies will be on the chopping block as soon as he takes office. They told me that my project is on the chopping because of how many delays there have been.2. In imminent danger of losing one's job. Hundreds of people will be on the chopping block if this factory shuts down.See also: block, chop, on

chop someone off

Fig. to stop someone in the middle of a sentence or speech. (Abruptly, as if actually chopping or cutting.) I'm not finished. Don't chop me off! The moderator chopped off the speaker.See also: chop, off

chop (someone or something) (up) (into something)

to cut something up into something smaller, perhaps with an axe or a cleaver. The butcher chopped up the beef loin into small fillets. I chopped up the onion into little pieces.

chop something back

to prune vegetation; to reduce the size of plants by cutting. Why don't you chop those bushes back while you have the shears out? Chop back the bushes, please.See also: back, chop

chop something down

1. Lit. to cut down something, such as a tree, with an ax. Please don't chop my favorite tree down. Don't chop down this tree! 2. Fig. to destroy something, such as a plan or an idea. The committee chopped the idea down in its early stages. They chopped down a great idea!See also: chop, down

chop something off (of) something

and chop something offto cut something off something, as with an axe or saw. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) We chopped the dead branches off the tree. You should chop off the other branch.See also: chop, off

get the axe

get the chop

1. If someone gets the axe or gets the chop, they lose their job. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. Business managers, executives and technical staff are all getting the axe. I've often wondered whether I'd have got the chop, if I'd stayed long enough to find out. Note: You can also say that someone is given the axe or is given the chop. She was last night given the axe from the hit TV show.2. If something such as a project or part of a business gets the axe or gets the chop, it is ended suddenly. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. That is one of the TV shows likely to get the axe. Services to major towns and cities across England are getting the chop or being reduced. Note: You can also say that something is given the axe or is given the chop. A few days previously, the Westoe Colliery, the last pit in the region, was given the axe.See also: axe, get

be for the chop

BRITISH, INFORMALCOMMON1. If someone is for the chop, they are about to lose their job. There are rumours that he's for the chop. Note: You can also say that someone faces the chop with the same meaning. He must play by next week or face the chop for the Challenge Cup final. Note: You can say that someone gets the chop, meaning they lose their job. He had hardly settled into his new job when he got the chop due to cutbacks. Note: You can also say that someone is trying to avoid the chop when they are trying not to lose their job. They are turning up to work earlier, and leaving later, in a bid to avoid the chop.2. If something is for the chop, it is not going to be allowed to continue or remain. He won't say which programmes are for the chop. Note: You can say that something gets the chop, meaning it is not allowed to continue or remain. Some of the scenes that got the chop in America will be put back in for the Australian release. Note: The chop is also used in other structures and expressions with a similar meaning. Weekly broadcasts are now threatened with the chop. These are loss-making factories that deserve the chop. Compare with get the axe.See also: chop

chop and change

BRITISHCOMMON If someone chops and changes, they keep changing their plans, often when it is not necessary. After chopping and changing for the first year, they have settled down to a stable system of management. All this chopping and changing serves no useful purpose. Note: This expression was originally used to refer to people buying and selling goods. To `chop' meant to trade or barter, and `change' came from `exchange'. See also: and, change, chop

not much chop

AUSTRALIAN, INFORMALIf something or someone is not much chop, they are not very good at something or are of poor quality. The horses he beat were not much chop. My husband's not much chop when it comes to sharing the housework. Note: The usual British expression is not much cop. See also: chop, much, not

chop and change

change your opinions or behaviour repeatedly and abruptly, often for no good reason. British informal Both chop and change originally had the sense of ‘barter’, ‘exchange’, or ‘buy and sell’, but as this sense of chop became dated the meaning of the whole expression shifted to its present one.See also: and, change, chop

chop logic

argue in a tiresomely pedantic way; quibble. Chop is here used in the 16th-century sense meaning ‘bandy words’. This sense is now obsolete, and the sense of chop used in this phrase was later wrongly understood as ‘cut something into small pieces’.See also: chop

not much chop

no good; not up to much. Australian & New Zealand informal The sense of chop in this expression originated in the Hindi word chap meaning ‘official stamp’. Europeans in the Far East extended the use of the word to cover documents such as passports to which an official stamp or impression was attached and in China it came to mean ‘branded goods’. From this, in the late 19th century, chop was used to refer to something that had ‘class’ or had been validated as genuine or good. 1947 Dan Davin The Gorse Blooms Pale I know it's not been much chop so far but we're only getting started. See also: chop, much, not

be for the ˈchop

(British English, informal)
1 (of a person) be likely to be dismissed from a job: Who’s next for the chop?
2 (of a plan, project, etc.) be likely to be stopped or endedThis refers to chopping (= cutting) a person’s head off with an axe as a punishment.See also: chop

ˌchop and ˈchange

(British English, informal) change your plans, opinions or methods too often: I wish he’d make up his mind — I’m tired of all this chopping and changing.See also: and, change, chop

get/be given the ˈchop

(British English, informal)
1 (of a person) be dismissed from a job: The whole department has been given the chop.
2 (of a plan, project, etc.) be stopped or ended: Three more schemes have got the chop.See above note at be for the chop.See also: chop, get, given

not much ˈchop

(AustralE, New Zealand, informal) not very good or useful: The movie’s not much chop. ♢ I’ve baked a few cakes, but I’m not much chop in the kitchen.This comes from a Hindi word for an official seal. It was used in China and other Asian countries to refer to goods of a certain quality and from this came to mean ‘good quality’ in general.See also: chop, much, not

chop off

v. To cut something short by or as if by chopping; curtail something: The barber chopped my ponytail off. The butcher chopped off a hunk of meat for me.See also: chop, off

chop out

v. To remove something by chopping or cutting; excise something: I chopped out a big piece of wood from the log. The editor always chops all the jokes out of the manuscripts.See also: chop, out

chop up

v.1. To cut something into small pieces with a sharp tool: The cook chopped up the parsley. I chopped an onion up and added it to the soup.2. To divide something into smaller segments: The editor chopped the manuscript up into distinct chapters. I chopped up the long drive by making frequent stops.See also: chop, up

chop

n. a rude remark; a cutting remark. That was a rotten chop! Take it back!

chopped liver

n. someone or something worthless. And who am I? Chopped liver? See also: chop, liver

chop-shop

n. a place where stolen cars are cut or broken up into car parts for resale. The state is cracking down on these chop-shops.

on the chopping block

mod. in serious and threatening straits. Until this is resolved, our necks are on the chopping block. See also: block, chop, on

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