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1. The mouth or jaws
    
2. Talent or technical skill
   "He used his legal chops to crack down on crime"

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

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

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: Chops