CHOP (chopped, chopping)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chop mean? 

• CHOP (noun)
  The noun CHOP has 5 senses:

1. the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
2. a small cut of meat including part of a rib
3. a jaw
4. a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
5. a grounder that bounces high in the air

  Familiarity information: CHOP used as a noun is common.

• CHOP (verb)
  The verb CHOP has 5 senses:

1. cut into pieces
2. move suddenly
3. strike sharply, as in some sports
4. cut with a hacking tool
5. hit sharply

  Familiarity information: CHOP used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHOP (noun)

Meaning:

The irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Context example:

the boat headed into the chop

Hypernyms ("chop" is a kind of...):

physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physics of matter and energy)

Meaning:

A small cut of meat including part of a rib

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("chop" is a kind of...):

cut; cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chop"):

mutton chop (chop cut from a mature sheep)

lamb chop; lamb-chop; lambchop (chop cut from a lamb)

porkchop (chop cut from a hog)

Meaning:

A jaw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Context example:

I'll hit him on the chops

Hypernyms ("chop" is a kind of...):

jaw (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)

Meaning:

A tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

chop shot; chop

Hypernyms ("chop" is a kind of...):

return (a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player)

Meaning:

A grounder that bounces high in the air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

chopper; chop

Hypernyms ("chop" is a kind of...):

ground ball; groundball; grounder; hopper ((baseball) a hit that travels along the ground)

• CHOP (verb)

Meaning:

Cut into pieces

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

chop; chop up

Context examples:

Chop wood / chop meat

Hypernyms (to "chop" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "chop"):

hash (chop up)

mince (cut into small pieces)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs chop the vegetables

Meaning:

Move suddenly

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "chop" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Meaning:

Strike sharply, as in some sports

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "chop" is one way to...):

strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Cut with a hacking tool

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

hack; chop

Hypernyms (to "chop" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "chop"):

ax; axe (chop or split with an ax)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs chop the vegetables

Also:

chop down (cut down)

chop off (remove by or as if by cutting)

chop up (cut into pieces)

Meaning:

Hit sharply

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "chop" is one way to...):

hit; strike (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something