chop

chop · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

1.
To cut something into pieces with repeated sharp blows.
2.
A cutting blow or stroke.
3.
To cut something with a quick, heavy stroke.
4.
A thick slice of meat, typically with a bone.
5.
To reduce or discontinue something abruptly.
6.
(plural) The jaw or mouth area.

Phrases & expressions

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chop chop — hurry up
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get the chop — to be dismissed or cancelled
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chop and change — to keep changing
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lick one's chops — to anticipate with pleasure

Related words

See also: cut, hack, slice

Synonyms: cut, dice, hack, slice

Etymology

From Middle English "choppen," probably from Old French "coper" meaning to cut.