Chop Definition

chŏp

chopped, chopping, chops

verb

chopped, chopping, chops

To cut or make by blows with an ax or other sharp tool.

To chop down a tree; to chop a hole.

Webster's New World

To shape or form by chopping.

Chop a hole in the ice.

American Heritage

To do something with a quick, sharp, or jerky motion.

Webster's New World

To shift or veer suddenly, as the wind; change direction.

Webster's New World

To cut into pieces, often, specif., small pieces.

Chop up the onions, chopped sirloin.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

noun

chops

The act of chopping.

Webster's New World

A swift, short, cutting blow or stroke.

American Heritage

A short, sharp downward blow or stroke.

Webster's New World

A piece chopped off.

Webster's New World

A slice of lamb, pork, etc. cut, along with a piece of bone, from the rib, loin, or shoulder.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

idiom

chop logic

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chop

Singular:

chop

Plural:

Middle English choppen, variant of chappen (“to chop”). Akin to Dutch kappen (“to chop, cut, hew”), Middle Low German koppen (“to cut off, lop, poll”), Danish kappe (“to cut, lop off, poll”), Swedish kapa (“to cut”), Albanian copë (“piece, chunk”), Old English *cippian (only attested in compounds). More at chip.

From Wiktionary
Obsolete to exchange from Middle English choppen to barter, bargain variant of chapen from Old English cēapian from cēap bargain, trade cheap

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English choppen probably variant of chappen to split chap¹

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of chap.

From Wiktionary
Hindi छाप (ćhāp, “stamp”)

From Wiktionary
Hindi chāp seal

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Shortening.

From Wiktionary