Chop
Definition of Chop
v. t. | 1. | To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; - often with up. | | 2. | To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; - usually with off or down.Chop off your hand, and it to the king. - Shak. | | 3. | To seize or devour greedily; - with up. | v. i. | 1. | To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument. | | 2. | To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize. | | 3. | To interrupt; - with in or out. | v. t. | 1. | To barter or truck. | | 2. | To exchange; substitute one thing for another. | v. i. | 1. | To purchase by way of truck. | | 2. | (Naut.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about. | | 3. | To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words. | n. | 1. | A change; a vicissitude. | v. t. & i. | 1. | To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i. | n. | 1. | The act of chopping; a stroke. | | 2. | A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop. | | 3. | A crack or cleft. See Chap. | | 1. | A jaw of an animal; - commonly in the pl. See Chops. | | 2. | A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise. | | 3. | The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops. | | 1. | | | 1. | Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. | | 2. | A permit or clearance. |
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