chop

(chŏp)

v., chopped, chop·ping, chops.

v.tr.

1. 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.
2. 1. A swift, short, cutting blow or stroke.
   2. Sports. A short downward stroke.
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.
4. 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.]

chop² (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.]

chop³ (chŏp)
n.

1. An official stamp or permit in the Far East.
2. 1. A mark stamped on goods or coins to indicate their identity or quality.
   2. Quality; class: first chop.

[Hindi chāp, seal.]

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A slice of meat containing a part of the bone; commonly the rib, but also cut from the chump or tail end of the loin (chump chops) or neck (then called cutlets).

n. A small cut of meat taken from the rib section and including part of the rib. Pork, veal and lamb chops are the most popular. chop v. Using quick, heavy blows of a knife or cleaver to cut food into bite-size (or smaller) pieces. A food processor may also be used to "chop" food. Chopped food is more coarsely cut than minced food.

also chop down

verb

To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase/decrease.

phrasal verb - chop down

To bring down, as with a saw or ax: cut (down), fell, hew. See rise/fall.

noun

A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal clip, spat. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

chop²

verb

To turn aside sharply from a straight course: cut, sheer, skew, slue, swerve, veer. Nautical yaw. See change/persist.

n. the broken motion of water, typically due to the action of the wind against the tide: we started our run into a two-foot chop.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool.

It is best to chop vegetables into bite size pieces.

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Chopped hay; used extensively when pastured animals need supplementary roughage and are required to eat the meal provided in a short time. Housed animals receive the same supply in the form of hay in a rack or net. Called also chaff.

• green c. — green feed that has been put through a chopper or forage harvester.

For a list of words related to chop, see:

• Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - chop: (vb) cut into small pieces
• Cooking Techniques - chop: (vb) cut loosely and rapidly into small pieces
• Fox Hunting - chop: (vb) attack and kill fox that has not begun to run; mob
• Comic Sound Effects
• Violent Actions - chop: cut up with knife

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - hugge, hakke, fælde, nedsætte, nedlægge
v. intr. - ramme med kort kantslag
n. - hug, nedskæring, kotelet, afhugget stykke

idioms:

• chop down    fælde
• chop logic    disputere på spidsfindig måde, ordkløveri
• chop off    hugge af
• chopping block    huggeblok
• for the chop    tvunget til ophør
• get the chop    blive fyret

2.
v. intr. - skifte sind, slå om, veksle ord

idioms:

• chop and change    skifte mening hele tiden

3.
n. - stempel, varemærke, kvalitet

4.

idioms:

• chop suey    kinesisk ret

Nederlands (Dutch)
hakken, houwen, doen ophouden, slag, hak, karbonade, kotelet, korte golf-/balslag, (mv) kaken, ontslag, zegel (merk)

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - couper, fendre, hacher, (fig) réduire, (Sport) frapper (qn) du tranchant de la main, couper la balle (en tennis)
v. intr. - donner des coups de hache à qch, tenter de porter un coup à qch, (Sport) choper (la balle)
n. - coup (de hache), (Culin) côtelette, coup porté avec le tranchant de la main (en karaté), volée (en tennis)

idioms:

• chop down    abattre
• chop logic    ergoter, discutailler
• chop off    couper, trancher
• chopping block    billot
• for the chop    (être) le prochain à y passer
• get the chop    se faire mettre à la porte

2.
v. intr. - s'agiter soudainement/violemment, changer constamment d'avis, (Naut) varier (le vent), clapoter (les vagues)

idioms:

• chop and change    changer d'avis comme de chemise

3.
n. - mâchoire, joues

4.

idioms:

• chop suey    (Culin) chop suey

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - hacken, kleinschneiden
n. - Hieb, Schlag, Kotelett

idioms:

• chop down    umhauen, fällen
• chop logic    (ugs.) Haare spalten
• chop off    abhacken
• chopping block    Hackklotz
• for the chop    (ugs.) umgebracht werden
• get the chop    (ugs.) umgebracht werden

2.
v. - die Meinung plötzlich ändern, ständig die Meinung ändern

idioms:

• chop and change    (sich) dauernd ändern

3.
n. - Handelsmarke (bes. in China)

4.

idioms:

• chop suey    Chop-suey (chin. Gericht)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μπαλταδιάζω, κόβω με τσεκούρι, κατατεμαχίζω, ψιλοκόβω, χτυπώ (μπάλα) κοφτά, περικόπτω, αλλάζω απότομα
n. - μπαλταδιά, τσεκουριά, (χτύπημα) κοφτή, (μαγειρ.) μπριζόλα, μπριζολάκι, (για αθλοπαιδιά) κοφτό γύρισμα μπαλιάς, κοφτή μπαλιά, ταραγμένη θάλασσα, (καθομ.) απόλυση από εργασία, περικοπή κονδυλίων

idioms:

• chop and change    αλλάζω συνεχώς γνώμη
• chop down    κατακόπτω, κιμαδιάζω, περικόπτω
• chop logic    βυζαντινολογώ
• chop off    κουτσουρεύω, αποκόπτω, αποχωρίζω
• chop suey    (μαγειρ.) είδος κινέζικης εντράδας
• chopping block    σανίδι του κρέατος
• for the chop    υποψήφιος για κόψιμο/περικοπή
• get the chop    απολύομαι, κόβομαι

Italiano (Italian)
mozzare, tagliare, recidere, spaccare, cotoletta, braciola, costata

idioms:

• chop and change    vacillare
• chop down    abbattere, tagliare
• chop logic    cavillare
• chop off    mozzare, tagliare, recidere
• chop suey    chop suey
• for/get the chop    essere licenziato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cortar, truncar, permutar, mudar de direção
n. - corte (m), machadada (f), costeleta (f) (de porco, carneiro etc.), rachadura (f) na pele, marca (f) (coloq.)

idioms:

• chop and change    alteração (f)
• chop down    cortar árvore
• chop logic    argumentar
• chop off    decepar
• chop suey    chop-suey (m) (Culin.)
• for/get the chop    ser despedido

Русский (Russian)
рубить, отбивная котлета

idioms:

• chop and change    часто менять свое мнение
• chop down    срубить
• chop logic    педантично оспаривать
• chop off    отрубить
• chop suey    китайское блюдо
• for/get the chop    вылететь с работы

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - tronchar, separar, recortar, reducir, escodar, picar
v. intr. - troncharse, separarse, recortarse, reducirse, picarse
n. - trozo, recorte

idioms:

• chop down    cortar, talar, disminuir
• chop logic    discutir
• chop off    tronchar, cortar, cercenar
• chopping block    matadero
• for the chop    el matar a alguien, el ser muerto, ser despedido
• get the chop    ser despedido

2.
v. intr. - cambiarse

idioms:

• chop and change    cambiar continuamente (de opinión)

3.
n. - chuleta

4.

idioms:

• chop suey    comida china compuesta por pollo, carne y verduras

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hugga, klippa/hugga av (bildl.), hugga sig väg, käka (sl.)
n. - hugg, avhugget stycke, kotlett m ben, krabb sjö (sjö.), sigill (i Indien o Kina), pass, varumärke, käk (sl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 砍, 斩, 劈, 劈成, 砍成, 劈出, 猛击, 切球, 肋骨肉, 排骨, 削球, 剁, 切击

idioms:

• chop down    砍下
• chop logic    强词夺理
• chop off    砍掉
• chopping block    砧板, 剁肉板
• for the chop    该砍掉
• get the chop    被杀死, 被炒鱿鱼

2. 突然改变方向, 突然改变主意

idioms:

• chop and change    变化无常

3. 商标, 品质

4. 官印, 许可证

idioms:

• chop suey    杂碎, 什锦杂炒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 突然改變方向, 突然改變主意

idioms:

• chop and change    變化無常

2.
n. - 商標, 品質

3. 官印, 許可證

idioms:

• chop suey    雜碎, 什錦雜炒

4.
v. tr. - 砍, 斬, 劈, 劈成, 砍成, 劈出
v. intr. - 砍, 猛擊, 切球
n. - 肋骨肉, 排骨, 切球, 削球, 砍, 剁, 劈, 切擊

idioms:

• chop down    砍下
• chop logic    強詞奪理
• chop off    砍掉
• chopping block    砧板, 剁肉板
• for the chop    該砍掉
• get the chop    被殺死, 被炒魷魚

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 팍팍 찍다, 삭감하다, 해고하다
v. intr. - 자르다, 급히 움직이다, (물결이) 거칠어지다
n. - 절단, 잘라 낸 조각, 불규칙한 잔 물결

idioms:

• chop down    잘라 떨어뜨리다
• chop off    베어 내다
• get the chop    해고되다, 살해되다, 삭감되다

2.
v. intr. - (바람 등이) 갑자기 바뀌다

3.
n. - 턱, 뺨, 구강

4. 관인, 상표, 등급

idioms:

• chop suey    촙 수이 (미국식 중국 요리)

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - たたき切る, 切り倒す, 切り刻む, 切り付ける, 切り開く, 切る, 急に変わる, 叩き切る
n. - たたき切ること, 一撃, 厚切り肉, 球を切ること, 肉片

idioms:

• chop and change    ぐらぐら変わる
• chop down    切り倒す
• chop logic    理屈をこねる, 屁理屈をこねる
• chop off    切り取る, 切り放す
• chop suey    チャプスイ
• for/get the chop    殺される, 首になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قطع, قص, قطم (الاسم) ضربه فأس, , ضلع لحم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קצץ, גדע, חתך‬
v. intr. - ‮היכה מכה מהירה או סידרת מכות‬
n. - ‮מהלומה, מכת-גרזן, נתח-בשר, צלעית, חותמת, חתימה, סמל מסחרי, חבטה "חתוכה" בטניס‬
v. intr. - ‮שינה כיוון או דיעה לעתים תכופות, זגזג‬
n. - ‮לסת של חיה‬
chop suey - ‮צ'ופסואי, תבשיל סיני, בשר צלוי עם קטניות, בצל ואורז‬

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