Chop Word Meaning

late Middle English: variant of chap

cut (something) into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife

cut something into pieces

• they chopped up the pulpit for firewood
• finely chop the parsley

abolish or reduce the size of (something) in a way regarded as ruthless

abolish or reduce something

• their training courses are to be chopped

a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the hand

downward cutting blow

• an effective chop to the back of the neck

dismissal from employment

dismissal from employment

• hundreds more workers have been given the chop

a thick slice of meat, especially pork or lamb, adjacent to and often including a rib

thick slice of meat

• he lived on liver or chops

a person's share of something.

person's share

crushed or ground grain used as animal feed

grain used as animal feed

• the pile of chop was dropped into the calves' feeder

the broken motion of water, owing to the action of the wind against the tide

broken motion of waves

• we started our run into a two-foot chop