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- Dictionarychop/tʃɒp/
verb
- 1. cut (something) into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife: "they chopped up the pulpit for firewood" Similar
- 2. abolish or reduce the size of (something) in a way regarded as ruthless: "their training courses are to be chopped" Similar
noun
- 1. a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the hand: "an effective chop to the back of the neck"
- 2. dismissal from employment: "hundreds more workers have been given the chop"
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CHOP definition: 1. to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument: 2. If something is…. Learn more.
If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe. Chop the butter into small pieces. [VERB noun + into] Chop the onions very finely. [VERB noun] Visitors were set to work chopping wood. [VERB noun] ...chopped tomatoes. [VERB-ed] A chop is a small piece of meat cut from the ribs of a sheep or pig.
The meaning of CHOP is to cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument. How to use chop in a sentence.
CHOP meaning: 1. to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument: 2. If something is…. Learn more.
To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an axe: chop wood. b. To shape or form by chopping: chop a hole in the ice. c. To cut into small pieces: chop onions and carrots; chop up meat. d. To reduce abruptly or by a large amount: chopped off his sentence midway; are going to chop expenses. 2.
Definition of chop verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to cut something into pieces with a sharp tool such as a knife. chop something He was chopping logs for firewood. Add the finely chopped onions. chop something (up) (into something) Chop the carrots up into small pieces.
To chop is to cut something by hacking at it. In many places, there are farms where you can chop down your own Christmas tree. When you chop wood, you usually hit it with an axe, splitting each length into narrow pieces. A chef uses a knife to chop, hacking an onion into tiny bits, for example.
CHOP definition: 1. to cut something into small pieces: 2. a flat piece of meat with a bone in it: 3. a quick…. Learn more.
CHOP meaning: 1 : to cut (something) into pieces by hitting it with the sharp edge of an ax, knife, etc. often used figuratively; 2 : to keep changing your mind, your way of doing something, etc. The Britannica Dictionary mobile search
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. to make or prepare for use by so cutting: to chop logs. to cut in pieces; mince (often fol. by up): to chop up an onion; to chop meat. (in tennis, cricket, etc.) to hit (a ball) with a chop stroke.
