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1. Cut into pieces with repeated blows
   "Chop wood"; "chop meat"; "chop up wood";
   - chop up
    
2. Move suddenly
    
3. Form or shape by chopping
   "chop a hole in the ground"
    
4. Strike sharply, as in some sports
    
5. Cut with heavy blows, usually using a large hand-held tool
   "chop into the trees to draw out the gummy sap";
   - hack
    
6. Hit sharply

1. The irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
   "the boat headed into the chop"
    
2. A small cut of meat including part of a rib
    
3. A jaw
   "I'll hit him on the chops"
    
4. A tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
   - chop shot
    
5. A grounder that bounces high in the air
   - chopper

Derived forms: chops, chopped, chopping

See also: chop down, cut off

Type of: create, cut, cut of meat, ground ball, groundball, grounder, hit, hopper, jaw, make, move, physical phenomenon, return, strike

Encyclopedia: Chop, Zakarpattia Oblast