chop

Pronunciation

• enPR: chŏp, IPA ^(key): /ʧɒp/
• SAMPA: /tSQp/

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Verb

Plain form chop

Third-person singular chops

Past tense chopped

Past participle chopped

Present participle chopping

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you chop something, you cut it using quick downward movements.

   Use 1 small onion, finely chopped.

   We started chopping wood for the fire.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If you chop time, money, etc., you reduce it.

   Through careful planning, we were able to chop the production time in half.

   The company plans to chop up to 8000 workers.

   They continue to chop away at the budget.

Related words

• chopper

Noun

Singular chop

Plural chops

1. (countable) A chop is a quick downward cutting motion.
2. (plural only) Your chops is your skill with something, especially music.
3. (countable) If you get the chop, you are fired your job.
4. (countable) (usually plural) A chop is particular piece of meat containing a bone, especially pork chops or mutton chops.
5. (countable) (usually plural) A chop is a jaw or the side of a face.
6. (uncountable) Chop is irregular waves on a rive, lake, etc.

Related words

• choppy