chop
noun
- 1
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
“I only like lamb chops with mint jelly.”
- 2
A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.
“It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling.”
- 3
A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.
“A karate chop.”
- 4
Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.
- 5
A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.
“With both players having an ace-high straight, the pot was a chop.”
- 6
(with "the") Termination, especially from employment; the sack.
- 7
A woodchopping competition.
- 8
A crack or cleft; a chap.
verb
- 1
To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
“chop wood; chop an onion”
- 2
To sever with an axe or similar implement.
“Chop off his head.”
- 3
To give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.
- 4
To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
- 5
To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players.
- 6
To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax.
- 7
To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
- 8
To interrupt; with in or out.
- 9
(Perl) To remove the final character from (a text string).
noun
- 1
A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.
verb
- 1
To exchange, to barter; to swap.
- 2
To chap or crack.
- 3
To vary or shift suddenly.
“The wind chops about.”
- 4
To twist words.
- 5
To converse, discuss, or speak with another.
noun
- 1
(chiefly in the plural) A jaw of an animal.
- 2
A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.
- 3
The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel.
“East Chop; West Chop”
noun
- 1
An official stamp or seal, as in China and India.
- 2
A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand.
“silk of the first chop”
- 3
A license or passport that has been sealed.
- 4
A complete shipment.
“a chop of tea”
noun
- 1
An IRC channel operator.
Translate “chop” to another language
Click any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.