chop

(noun, verb)

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.