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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chopped (chopt),USA pronunciation adj. - diced, minced, or cut into small bits.
- Automotive(of an automobile) streamlined;
lowered.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chop1 /tʃɑp/USA pronunciation v., chopped, chop•ping, n. v. - to cut or separate (something) with quick, heavy blows, using a sharp tool like an ax: [~ + down/off + object]to chop down a tree. She chopped off a branch.[no object]He chopped at the tree but couldn't make a dent in it.
- [~ (+ up) + object] to cut into smaller pieces;
mince: to chop (up) celery. - Sport to hit with a sharp, downward stroke:[~ + object]He chopped the guard on the neck.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of chopping:One chop and the wood was split.
- Foodan individual cut or portion of lamb, mutton, pork, or veal, usually containing a rib:barbecued pork chops.
- an area of choppy water:sailing in a rough chop.
chop3 /tʃɑp/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] Usually, chops. [plural]
- the jaw.
- the lower part of the cheek;
the flesh over the lower jaw.
chop4 /tʃɑp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a stamp or seal used as an identification mark, esp. in the Far East:He put his chop on the bank form and let us go.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chop1 (chop),USA pronunciation v., chopped, chop•ping, n. v.t. - to cut or sever with a quick, heavy blow or a series of blows, using an ax, hatchet, etc. (often fol. by down, off, etc.):to chop down a tree.
- to make or prepare for use by so cutting:to chop logs.
- to cut in pieces;
mince (often fol. by up):to chop up an onion; to chop meat. - (in tennis, cricket, etc.) to hit (a ball) with a chop stroke.
- Botanyto weed and thin out (growing cotton) with a hoe.
- Sport[Fox Hunting.](of a hound or pack) to attack and kill (a fox that has not begun to run).
v.i. - to make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, as with an ax.
- Sport[Boxing.]to throw or deliver a short blow, esp. a downward one while in a clinch.
- Sport(in tennis, cricket, etc.) to employ or deliver a chop stroke.
- to go, come, or move suddenly or violently.
- Idioms chop or cut down to size. See cut (def. 49).
n. - an act or instance of chopping.
- a cutting blow.
- Sport[Boxing.]a short blow, esp. a downward one, executed while in a clinch.
- a piece chopped off.
- Foodan individual cut or portion of meat, as mutton, lamb, veal, or pork, usually one containing a rib.
- Agriculturecrushed or ground grain used as animal feed.
- a short, irregular, broken motion of waves;
choppiness:There's too much chop for rowing today. - rough, turbulent water, as of a sea or lake.
- See chop stroke.
- 1350–1400; Middle English choppen; variant of chap1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See cut.
chop2 (chop),USA pronunciation v.i., chopped, chop•ping. - to turn, shift, or change suddenly:The wind chopped to the west.
- to vacillate;
change one's mind. - [Obs.]
- to barter.
- to bandy words;
argue.
- Idioms chop logic, to reason or dispute argumentatively;
draw unnecessary distinctions.
- 1425–75; variant of obsolete chap barter, Middle English chappen (with vowel as in chapman), chepen, Old English cēapian to trade (derivative of cēap sale, trade; see cheap)
chop3 (chop),USA pronunciation n. - Usually, chops. the jaw.
- Music chops:
- the oral cavity;
mouth. - Music and Dance[Slang.]the embouchure or technique necessary to play a wind instrument.
- Music and Dance[Slang.]musical ability on any instrument, esp. in playing jazz or rock;
technical virtuosity. - Music and Dance[Slang.]the music or musical part played by an instrumentalist, esp. a solo passage.
- an entranceway, as into a body of water.
- Time[Horol.]either of two pieces clasping the end of the suspension spring of a pendulum.
- bust one's chops, [Slang.]to exert oneself.
- Slang Terms bust someone's chops, to annoy with nagging or criticism:Stop busting my chops —I'll get the job done.
- Idioms lick one's chops, to await with pleasure;
anticipate; relish:He was already licking his chops over the expected inheritance. Also, chap. - 1350–1400; Middle English; perh. special use of chop1
chop4 (chop),USA pronunciation n. - an official stamp or seal, or a permit or clearance, esp. as formerly used in India and China.
- a design, corresponding to a brand or trademark, stamped on goods to indicate their identity or quality.
- the signature stamp of an artist, printmaker, etc., testifying to the authenticity of a work.
- quality, class, or grade:a musician of the first chop.
- Hindi chāp impression, stamp
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chop /tʃɒp/ vb (chops, chopping, chopped)- often followed by down or off: to cut (something) with a blow from an axe or other sharp tool
- (transitive) to produce or make in this manner: to chop firewood
- (transitive) often followed by up: to cut into pieces
- (transitive) Brit informal to dispense with or reduce
- (intransitive) to move quickly or violently
- to hit (a ball) sharply downwards
- to punch or strike (an opponent) with a short sharp blow
- W African
an informal word for eat n - a cutting blow
- the act or an instance of chopping
- a piece chopped off
- a slice of mutton, lamb, or pork, generally including a rib
- Austral NZ slang a share (esp in the phrase get or hop in for one's chop)
- W African
an informal word for food - Austral NZ a competition of skill and speed in chopping logs
- a sharp downward blow or stroke
- not much chop ⇒ Austral NZ informal not much good; poor
- the chop ⇒ slang dismissal from employment
Etymology: 16th Century: variant of chap1 chop /tʃɒp/ vb (chops, chopping, chopped)- (intransitive) to change direction suddenly; vacillate (esp in the phrase chop and change)
- obsolete to barter
- chop logic ⇒ to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument
Etymology: Old English ceapian to barter; see cheap, chapman chop /tʃɒp/ n - a design stamped on goods as a trademark, esp in the Far East
Etymology: 17th Century: from Hindi chhāp |