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

A man chopping wood

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

   Use 1 small onion, finelychopped.

   We startedchoppingwood for the fire.

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

   Through careful planning, we were able tochopthe production time in half.

   The company plans tochopup to 8000 workers.

   They continue tochopaway at the budget.

Related words

• chopper

Noun

Singular chop

Plural chops

Pork chops

A dog with hanging chops

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

Related words

• choppy