'Chop' definitions:

Definition of 'chop'

(from WordNet)
noun
The irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat headed into the chop"
noun
A small cut of meat including part of a rib
noun
A jaw; "I'll hit him on the chops"
noun
A tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball [syn: chop, chop shot]
noun
A grounder that bounces high in the air [syn: chop, chopper]
verb
Cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" [syn: chop, chop up]
verb
Move suddenly
verb
Form or shape by chopping; "chop a hole in the ground"
verb
Strike sharply, as in some sports
verb
Cut with a hacking tool [syn: chop, hack]
verb
Hit sharply

Definition of 'Chop'

From: GCIDE
  • Chop \Chop\, v. i.
  • 1. To purchase by way of truck. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words. [1913 Webster]
  • Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chop'

From: GCIDE
  • Chop \Chop\, v. t. [Cf. D. koopen to buy. See Cheapen, v. t., and cf. Chap, v. i., to buy.]
  • 1. To barter or truck. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To exchange; substitute one thing for another. [1913 Webster]
  • We go on chopping and changing our friends. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • To chop logic, to dispute with an affected use of logical terms; to argue sophistically. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chop'

From: GCIDE
  • Chop \Chop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chopped; p. pr. & vb. n. Chopping.] [Cf. LG. & D. kappen, Dan. kappe, Sw. kappa. Cf. Chap to crack.]
  • 1. To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down. [1913 Webster]
  • Chop off your hand, and it to the king. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To seize or devour greedily; -- with up. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast, which the fox presently chopped up. --L'estrange. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chop'

From: GCIDE
  • Chop \Chop\, v. i.
  • 1. To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize. [1913 Webster]
  • Out of greediness to get both, he chops at the shadow, and loses the substance. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To interrupt; -- with in or out. [1913 Webster]
  • This fellow interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chop'

From: GCIDE
  • Chop \Chop\, n. A change; a vicissitude. --Marryat. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chop'

From: GCIDE
  • Chop \Chop\, v. t. & i. To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chop'

From: GCIDE
  • Chop \Chop\, n.
  • 1. The act of chopping; a stroke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A crack or cleft. See Chap. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chop'

From: GCIDE
  • Chop \Chop\, n. [See Chap.]
  • 1. A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chop'

From: GCIDE
  • Chop \Chop\, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster]
  • Chop dollar, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity.
  • chop of tea, a number of boxes of the same make and quality of leaf.
  • Chowchow chop. See under Chowchow.
  • Grand chop, a ship's port clearance. --S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'chop'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Chop'