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chop

1  [chop] verb, chopped, chop⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to cut or sever with a quick, heavy blow or a series of blows, using an ax, hatchet, etc. (often fol. by down, off, etc.): to chop down a tree.
2. to make or prepare for use by so cutting: to chop logs.
3. to cut in pieces; mince (often fol. by up): to chop up an onion; to chop meat.
4. (in tennis, cricket, etc.) to hit (a ball) with a chop stroke.
5. to weed and thin out (growing cotton) with a hoe.
6. Fox Hunting. (of a hound or pack) to attack and kill (a fox that has not begun to run).
–verb (used without object)
7. to make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, as with an ax.
8. Boxing. to throw or deliver a short blow, esp. a downward one while in a clinch.
9. (in tennis, cricket, etc.) to employ or deliver a chop stroke.
10. to go, come, or move suddenly or violently.
–noun
11. an act or instance of chopping.
12. a cutting blow.
13. Boxing. a short blow, esp. a downward one, executed while in a clinch.
14. a piece chopped off.
15. an individual cut or portion of meat, as mutton, lamb, veal, or pork, usually one containing a rib.
16. crushed or ground grain used as animal feed.
17. a short, irregular, broken motion of waves; choppiness: There's too much chop for rowing today.
18. rough, turbulent water, as of a sea or lake.
19. chop stroke.
—Idiom
20. chop or cut down to size. cut (def. 84).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME choppen; var. of chap 1

Synonyms:
1. See cut.
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2  [chop]
–verb (used without object), chopped, chop⋅ping.
1. to turn, shift, or change suddenly: The wind chopped to the west.
2. to vacillate; change one's mind.
3. Obsolete.
a. to barter.
b. to bandy words; argue.
—Idiom
4. chop logic, to reason or dispute argumentatively; draw unnecessary distinctions.
Origin:
1425–75; var. of obs. chap barter, ME chappen (with vowel as in chapman ), chepen, OE cēapian to trade (deriv. of cēap sale, trade; see cheap )

chop

3  [chop]
–noun
1. Usually, chops. the jaw.
2. chops,
a. the oral cavity; mouth.
b. Slang. the embouchure or technique necessary to play a wind instrument.
c. Slang. musical ability on any instrument, esp. in playing jazz or rock; technical virtuosity.
d. Slang. the music or musical part played by an instrumentalist, esp. a solo passage.
3. an entranceway, as into a body of water.
4. Horology. either of two pieces clasping the end of the suspension spring of a pendulum.
—Idioms
5. bust one's chops, Slang. to exert oneself.
6. bust someone's chops, Slang. to annoy with nagging or criticism: Stop busting my chops—I'll get the job done.
7. lick one's chops, to await with pleasure; anticipate; relish: He was already licking his chops over the expected inheritance.
Also, chap.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; perh. special use of chop 1

chop

4  [chop]
–noun
1. an official stamp or seal, or a permit or clearance, esp. as formerly used in India and China.
2. a design, corresponding to a brand or trademark, stamped on goods to indicate their identity or quality.
3. the signature stamp of an artist, printmaker, etc., testifying to the authenticity of a work.
4. quality, class, or grade: a musician of the first chop.
Origin:
1605–15; < Hindi chāp impression, stamp

chop stroke

 
–noun
(in tennis, cricket, etc.) a stroke made with a sharp downward movement of the racket, bat, etc., imparting a backspin to the ball.
Also called chop.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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chop 1   (chŏp)   
v.   chopped, chop·ping, chops

v.   tr.

    1. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax: chop wood.

    2. To shape or form by chopping: chop a hole in the ice.

    3. To cut into small pieces: chop onions; chop up meat.

    4. To curtail as if by chopping: chopped off his sentence midway; are going to chop expenses.

  2. Sports To hit or hit at with a short swift downward stroke.

v.   intr.

  1. To make heavy, cutting strokes.

  2. Archaic To move roughly or suddenly.

n.  

  1. The act of chopping.

    1. A swift, short, cutting blow or stroke.

    2. Sports A short downward stroke.

    3. A short irregular motion of waves.

    4. An area of choppy water, as on an ocean.

  3. A piece that has been chopped off, especially a cut of meat, usually taken from the rib, shoulder, or loin and containing a bone.

    1. A short irregular motion of waves.

    2. An area of choppy water, as on an ocean.


[Middle English choppen, probably variant of chappen, to split; see chap1.]
chop 2   (chŏp)   
intr.v.   chopped, chop·ping, chops
To change direction suddenly, as a ship in the wind.

[Obsolete, to exchange, from Middle English choppen, to barter, bargain, variant of chapen, from Old English cēapian, from cēap, bargain, trade; see cheap.]
chop 3   (chŏp)   
n.  

  1. An official stamp or permit in the Far East.

    1. A mark stamped on goods or coins to indicate their identity or quality.

    2. Quality; class: first chop.


[Hindi chāp, seal.]
chops   (chŏps)   
pl.n.  

  1. The jaws.

    1. The mouth.

    2. The lower cheeks or jowls.

    3. Muttonchops.

  3. Slang The technical skill with which a jazz or rock musician performs.


[Possibly akin to chop1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
chop

  1. n.
    a rude remark; a cutting remark. : That was a rotten chop! Take it back!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

chop  (1)
"to cut," 1362, perhaps from O.Fr. (Picard) choper, from O.Fr. coper "to cut off," from V.L. *cuppare "to decapitate," infl. by couper "to strike." Meaning "slice of meat" is c.1640; hence, chop-house (1690). Chopper, slang for "helicopter," dates from 1951, Korean War military slang. Meaning "stripped-down modified motorcycle" is from 1965.

chops 
"jaws, sides of the face," 1505, variant of chaps, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

chops

see break one's ass (chops); lick one's chops.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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