What does chop mean?
Definitions for chop
tʃɒpchop
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Princeton's WordNet
chopnoun
the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
"the boat headed into the chop"
chopnoun
a small cut of meat including part of a rib
chopnoun
a jaw
"I'll hit him on the chops"
chop, chop shotnoun
a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
chop, chopperverb
a grounder that bounces high in the air
chop, chop upverb
cut into pieces
"Chop wood"; "chop meat"
chopverb
move suddenly
chopverb
form or shape by chopping
"chop a hole in the ground"
chopverb
strike sharply, as in some sports
chop, hackverb
cut with a hacking tool
chopverb
hit sharply
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Chopnoun
Etymology: from the verb.
Sir William Capel compounded for sixteen hundred pounds, yet Empson would have cut another chop out of him, if the king had not died. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
Old Cross condemns all persons to be fops,
That can’t regale themselves with mutton chops. William King, Cook.An infusion in water will make wood to swell; as we see in the filling of the chops of bowls, by laying them in water. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 80.
To CHOPverb
Etymology: kappen, Dut. couper, French.] to buy.
What shall we do, if we perceive
Lord Hastings will not yield to our complots?
———— Chop off his head, man. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.Within these three days his head is to be chopt off. William Shakespeare.
And where the cleaver chops the heifer’s spoil,
Thy breathing nostril hold. John Gay, Trivia.You are for making a hasty meal, and for chopping up your entertainment, like an hungry clown. John Dryden, Span. Fryar.
Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast, which the fox presently chopp’d up. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.
They break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot. Mic. iii. 3.
Some grannaries are made with clay, mixed with hair, chopped straw, mulch, and such like. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
By dividing of them into chapters and verses, they are so chopped and minced, and stand so broken and divided, that the common people take the verses usually for different aphorisms. John Locke, St. Paul’s Epistles. Preface to.
I remember the cow’s dugs, that her pretty chopt hands had milked. William Shakespeare, As you like it.
To Chopverb
Etymology: ceapan, Sax. koopen, Dut. to buy.
The chopping of bargains, when a man buys, not to hold, but to sell again, grindeth upon the seller and the buyer. Francis Bacon.
Sets up communities and senses,
To chop and change intelligencies. Hudib. p. iii. cant. 3.Affirm the Trigons chopp’d and chang’d,
The watry with the fiery rang’d. Hudib. p. ii. cant. 3.We go on chopping and changing our friends, as well as our horses. Roger L'Estrange.
Let not the council at the bar chop with the judge, nor wind himself into the handling of the cause a-new, after the judge hath declared his sentence. Francis Bacon, Essay 57.
You’ll never leave off your chopping of logick, ’till your skin is turned over your ears for prating. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.
To Chopverb
If the body repercussing be near, and yet not so near as to make a concurrent echoe, it choppeth with you upon the sudden. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 248.
Out of greediness to get both, he chops at the shadow, and loses the substance. Roger L'Estrange, Fab. 6.
ChatGPT
chop
To chop means to cut something into small pieces with repeated, often forceful, strikes using a knife, axe, or other sharp tools. It can also refer to reducing something abruptly or eliminating it. In computer terminology, chop might refer to removing unwanted parts or end from data or signals.
Webster Dictionary
Chopverb
to cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up
Chopverb
to sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down
Chopverb
to seize or devour greedily; -- with up
Chopverb
to make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument
Chopverb
to do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize
Chopverb
to interrupt; -- with in or out
Chopverb
to barter or truck
Chopverb
to exchange; substitute one thing for another
Chopverb
to purchase by way of truck
Chopverb
to vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about
Chopverb
to wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words
Chopnoun
a change; a vicissitude
Chop
to crack. See Chap, v. t. & i
Chopnoun
the act of chopping; a stroke
Chopnoun
a piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop
Chopnoun
a crack or cleft. See Chap
Chopnoun
a jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops
Chopnoun
a movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise
Chopnoun
the land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops
Chopnoun
quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop
Chopnoun
a permit or clearance
Etymology: [See Chap.]
Wikidata
CHOP
CHOP is the acronym for a chemotherapy regimen used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. CHOP consists of: ⁕Cyclophosphamide, an alkylating agent which damages DNA by binding to it and causing cross-links ⁕Hydroxydaunorubicin, an intercalating agent which damages DNA by inserting itself between DNA bases ⁕Oncovin, which prevents cells from duplicating by binding to the protein tubulin ⁕Prednisone or prednisolone, which are corticosteroids.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chop
chop, v.t. to cut with a sudden blow: to cut into small pieces: (Milton) to change: to exchange or barter: (Milton) to trade in: to bandy words.—v.i. to change about: to shift suddenly, as the wind.—n. a blow: a piece cut off: a slice of mutton or pork, containing a rib: a change: vicissitude.—ns. Chop′-house, a house where mutton-chops and beef-steaks are served: an eating-house; Chop′per, one who or that which chops: a cleaver; Chop′ping-knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat.—adj. Chop′py, full of chops or cracks: running in irregular waves—also Chop′ping.—Chop and change, to buy and sell: to change about; Chop at, to aim a blow at; Chop in, to break in, interrupt; Chop logic, to dispute in logical terms: to bandy words; Chop up, to cut into small pieces.—A chop-logic (Shak.), a contentious fellow. [A form of Chap.]
Chop
chop, n. the chap or jaw, generally used in pl.: a person with fat cheeks: the mouth of anything, as a cannon.—adj. Chop′-fall′en, lit. having the chop or lower jaw fallen down: cast-down: dejected. [See Chap (3).]
Chop
chop, n. in China and India, an official mark or seal: a license or passport which has been sealed. [Hind. chhāp, seal, impression.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
CHOP
[IRC] See channel op.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
chop
A permit or license of departure for merchant ships in the China trade. A Chinese word signifying quality. Also, an imperial chop or mandate; a proclamation.
chop
The entrance of a channel, as the Chops of the English Channel.
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CHOP
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CHOP
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chop is ranked #62045 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Chop surname appeared 323 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chop.
83.5% or 270 total occurrences were White.
4.9% or 16 total occurrences were Black.
4.6% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
4% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.7% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'chop' in Verbs Frequency: #1104
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chop in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of chop in a Sentence
Of course it was the worst case scenario for Mr. Anderson and his family, i hope that this shocks the consciousness of both citizens and leadership. We can’t just give in to anarchy and the criminals who try to override the government and that’s really what happened in CHOP/CHAZ. It was an enormous failure. If you’re going to just give up and endanger not only your citizens, not only your people, but your law enforcement, we’re watching and we’re going to get involved.
Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.
I want my onions grilled when I order them, and I want my pita warm from the oven, not the microwave. To me, that’s fresh. while most of the industry has gone to bagged lettuce product—there’s a whole wall of that stuff in the grocery store now—we take full heads of lettuce and chop them each day.
Mrs Patrick Campbell, to George Bernard Shaw:
??? One day you will eat a chop, joey, then God help all women.
I enjoy witnessing a student come in on day one with no idea of what we're talking about, then seeing them use a chop saw or utilize a computer to program a banana to play a piano on day three.
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Translations for chop
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- يقطعArabic
- сека, накълцвам, сечащ удар, цепя, пържола, отсичам, котлет, уволнениеBulgarian
- zerhacken, Hieb, schlagen, abhacken, Kotelett, hackenGerman
- χτύπημα, παϊδάκι, κόβω, τεμαχίζω, πελεκώ, απόλυση, μπριζόλα, τέμνω, λιανίζω, κοψίδι, τσεκουριάGreek
- picar, tajada, chuleta, cortar, tajarSpanish
- ریز ریز کردنPersian
- irti, isku, aallokko, pilkkoa, potkut, kyljys, hakataFinnish
- couper, atemi, égalité, hacher, côtelette, découperFrench
- darabol, felvágHungarian
- costoletta, colpo, braciola, alla pari, taglio, tagliare, colpo d'ascia, licenziamento, costataItalian
- ჩეხაGeorgian
- hachéierenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- skaldītLatvian
- tokitokiMāori
- တုံးBurmese
- karbonadeDutch
- kroić, siekaćPolish
- decepar, picarPortuguese
- отбивнаяRussian
- 斬Chinese
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