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chop

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chop

1
 vn
cut with a hacking tool
a small cut of meat including part of a rib
2
 v
move suddenly
3
 n
the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
4
 n
a jaw
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chop
1

v cut with a hacking tool

Synonyms:
hack
Types:
ax, axe
chop or split with an ax
Type of:
cut
separate with or as if with an instrument

v cut into pieces

“Chop wood”
“chop meat”
Synonyms:
chop up
Types:
hash
chop up
mince
cut into small pieces
Type of:
cut
separate with or as if with an instrument

v form or shape by chopping

“chop a hole in the ground”
Type of:
create, make
make or cause to be or to become

v hit sharply

Type of:
hit, strike
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

v strike sharply, as in some sports

Type of:
strike
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

n a small cut of meat including part of a rib

Types:
mutton chop
chop cut from a mature sheep
lamb chop, lamb-chop, lambchop
chop cut from a lamb
porkchop
chop cut from a hog
Type of:
cut, cut of meat
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

n a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

Synonyms:
chop shot
Type of:
return
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

n a grounder that bounces high in the air

Synonyms:
chopper
Type of:
ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper
(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
2

v move suddenly

Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
3

n the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

“the boat headed into the chop”
Type of:
physical phenomenon
a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
4

n a jaw

“I'll hit him on the chops”
Type of:
jaw
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
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