chop

/tʃɔp/

Definition

Noun:
- A small cut of meat including a rib: A piece of meat, typically from a lamb, pork, or veal, containing a section of rib bone.
- A short, sharp downward blow or cut: The action of cutting something with a quick, heavy blow.
- The irregular motion of waves: A rough area of short, choppy waves on the surface of water, usually caused by wind against the current.
- A return in sports (e.g., tennis, table tennis) made with a downward motion: A shot or stroke that imparts backspin by striking the ball with a downward, chopping motion.
Verb:
- To cut into pieces with repeated sharp blows: To divide or sever something by hitting it with a heavy, sharp tool like an axe or knife.
- To hit sharply with a short blow: To strike something with a quick, cutting motion.
- To shape or form by cutting: To create something by chopping.
- To move suddenly or abruptly: To change direction or quality suddenly.

Examples

Noun:
- We grilled lamb chops for dinner.
- With one clean chop of the axe, he split the log.
- The boat struggled in the heavy chop on the bay.
- Her defensive chop returned the ball with heavy backspin.
Verb:
- Please chop the onions finely for the sauce.
- The karate master can chop through a stack of boards.
- They had to chop a path through the dense jungle.
- The wind chopped around to the north, bringing colder air.

Advanced Usage

"chop and change": To keep changing your mind, plans, or opinions frequently and unpredictably.
- He's always chopping and changing his ideas, so it's hard to make a decision.
"get the chop" (informal): To be dismissed from a job or to have something terminated.
- Several projects got the chop due to budget cuts.
"lick one's chops": To anticipate something with great pleasure, especially food.
- He was licking his chops at the thought of the delicious meal.

Variants and Related Words

Chopper (n): A tool for chopping, such as a cleaver or a helicopter (informal).
Chopping (adj/gerund): Used to describe an action or a surface, e.g., , .
Choppy (adj): Describing rough, irregular waves or disjointed, uneven speech/movement.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Chop down: To cause a tall object, especially a tree, to fall by chopping.
- They had to chop down the dead tree before it fell on the house.
Chop off: To remove something by chopping.
- He accidentally chopped off the tip of his finger while cooking.
Chop up: To chop something into many small pieces.
- Chop up the vegetables and add them to the pot.

Related Idioms

Pork chop / Lamb chop: Refers directly to the specific cut of meat.
Down in the chops (informal): Looking sad, dejected, or disappointed.
- He was really down in the chops after hearing the bad news.

Noun

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

Verb

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