chop

Speech parts

1. chop - Noun

2. chop - Verb

4. Chop - Proper noun

Meaning

To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.

To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.

To seize or devour greedily; -- with up.

To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.

To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

To interrupt; -- with in or out.

To barter or truck.

To exchange; substitute one thing for another.

To purchase by way of truck.

To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.

To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.

A change; a vicissitude.

To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i.

The act of chopping; a stroke.

A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.

A crack or cleft. See Chap.

A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops.

A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.

The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.

Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.

A permit or clearance.

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Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice. Henry Ford

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln

The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble. Henry Miller

If something that was going to chop off your head only knocked off your cap, you should be grateful. Yoruba Proverb

Does the left hand chop off the right? Darkovan Proverb

You must chop down the tree that gives too much or too little shade. Russian Proverb

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