chop
noun
1. the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
- the boat headed into the chop
Definition categories: phenomenon
2. a small cut of meat including part of a rib
Definition categories: food, cut
3. a jaw
- I'll hit him on the chops
Definition categories: body, jaw
4. a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
Definition categories: act, return
5. a grounder that bounces high in the air
Similar word(s): chopper
Definition categories: act, grounder, hopper
Sentences with chop as a noun:
- I only like lamb chops with mint jelly.
- It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling.
- A karate chop.
- With both players having an ace-high straight, the pot was a chop.
- East Chop; West Chop
- silk of the first chop
verb
1. cut into pieces
- Chop wood
- chop meat
Definition categories: contact, cut
2. move suddenly
Definition categories: motion, move
3. form or shape by chopping
- chop a hole in the ground
Definition categories: creation, create, make
4. strike sharply, as in some sports
Definition categories: contact, strike
5. cut with a hacking tool
Similar word(s): hack
Definition categories: contact, cut
6. hit sharply
Definition categories: competition, hit, strike
Sentences with chop as a verb:
- chop wood; chop an onion
- Chop off his head.
- The wind chops about.