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chop


Definition: Meaning of, chop in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tʃɒp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
chop chopped chopped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
chopping chops
[transitive]
  1. also chop up to cut something into smaller pieces
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  2. informal to reduce an amount of money by a large amount
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  3. chop and change British English informal to keep changing your mind
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Singular Plural
chop chops
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  1. a small piece of meat on a bone, usually cut from a sheep or pig [↪  steak]
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  2. the chop British English if you get or are given the chop, you lose your job
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  3. the chop British English if something gets or is given the chop, it is closed or stopped because people do not want to pay for it any more
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  4. a hard downward movement that you make with your hand
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  5. the act of hitting something with a sharp tool in order to cut it
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  6. chops [plural] informal the lower part of the face of a person or animal - used humorously
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chop used in phrases

  • chop shop (noun)
    1. a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts
  • chop shot (noun)
    1. a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
  • chop suey (noun)
    1. a Chinese dish of meat and vegetables, served with rice
  • chop-chop
    1. an expression used when you want someone to hurry
  • chop-suey greens (noun)
    1. grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking
    2. succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking
  • karate chop (noun)
    1. a strike with the bottom side of an open hand
  • mutton chop (noun)
    1. chop cut from a mature sheep
    2. especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears
  • mutton chop whiskers (noun)
    1. hair that a man allows to grow on the sides of his cheeks
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chop used in phrasal verbs

  • chop down (phrasal verb)
    1. to make a tree or tall plant fall down by cutting through it
    2. mainly journalism to make an opponent fall over when you are playing a game, such as football
  • chop off (phrasal verb)
    1. to remove something by cutting, especially a part of someone’s body
  • chop up (phrasal verb)
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