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chopping
chop 1 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.]
chop 2 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.]
chop 3 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.]TranslationsIdiomsSeechopchopping
chopping[′chäp·iŋ] (electronics) The removal, by electronic means, of one or both extremities of a wave at a predetermined level. (physics) The act of interrupting an electric current, beam of light, beam of infrared radiation, or stream of neutrons at regular intervals. MedicalSeeCHOP |