chop

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[[t]tʃɒp[/t]]

v. chopped, chop•ping, n.

1) to cut or sever with one or more quick, heavy blows, using a sharp tool (often fol. by down, off, etc.):

to chop down a tree[/ex]

2) to make or prepare for use by so cutting:

to chop logs[/ex]

3) to cut into smaller pieces; mince (often fol. by up):

to chop up celery[/ex]

4) spo to hit with a sharp, downward stroke

5) to make one or more quick, heavy strokes, as with an ax

6) spo to deliver or administer a sharp, downward blow or stroke

7) to go, come, or move suddenly or violently

8) an act or instance of chopping

9) a short downward cut, blow, or stroke

10) a piece chopped off

11) coo an individual cut or portion of lamb, mutton, pork, or veal, usu. containing a rib

12) agr. crushed or ground grain used as animal feed

13) a short irregular motion, as of a wave

14) rough, turbulent water, as of a sea or lake

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; var. of chap I II

chop

[[t]tʃɒp[/t]] v. i. chopped, chop•ping

1) to turn, shift, or change suddenly, as the wind

2) to vacillate; change one's mind

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Etymology: 1425–75; var. of obs. chap barter, ME chappen, chepen, OE cēapian to trade, der. of cēap sale, trade (see cheap) III

chop

[[t]tʃɒp[/t]] n.

1) Usu., chops

a) the jaw

b) the lower part of the cheek; the flesh over the lower jaw

2) chops

a) the oral cavity; mouth

b) mad Slang. the embouchure or technique necessary to play a wind instrument

c) mad Slang. technical virtuosity in playing a musical instrument

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; perh. identical with chop I IV

chop

[[t]tʃɒp[/t]] n.

1) a stamp or seal used as an identification mark, esp. in the Far East

2) quality, class, or grade:

a musician of the first chop[/ex]

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Etymology: 1605–15; < Hindi chāp impression, stamp