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Chop

/tʃɒp/

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

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📖 Definitions of "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.

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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Chop"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
hacknoun	(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
chop upverb	(transitive) To cut or chop (meat, etc.) into separate pieces.
chop shotnoun	a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
choppernoun	(informal) A helicopter.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chop"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
choppernoun	(informal) A helicopter.
chop upverb	(transitive) To cut or chop (meat, etc.) into separate pieces.
hacknoun	(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
chop shotnoun	a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
lardnoun	Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
mincenoun	(uncountable) Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
muttonnoun	The meat of sheep used as food.
brothnoun	(uncountable) Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
coupenoun	A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupé)
gobletnoun	A drinking vessel with a foot and stem.
cupnoun	A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
haircutnoun	The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
stumpagenoun	Trees and other standing timber, treated as a commodity.
sealnoun	A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
knifenoun	A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
swordnoun	(countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
cuttingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
hewnoun	(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
blownoun	(intransitive) To produce an air current.