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chop - a small cut of meat including part of a rib |
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cut of meat,
cut an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
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mutton chop chop cut from a mature sheep
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lamb-chop,
lamb chop,
lambchop chop cut from a lamb
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porkchop chop cut from a hog
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chop - a grounder that bounces high in the air |
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chopper |
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ground ball,
groundball,
grounder,
hopper (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
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chop - a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball |
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return a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
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chop - the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat headed into the chop" |
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physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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chop - a jaw; "I'll hit him on the chops" |
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jaw holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
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verb |
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chop - cut with a hacking tool |
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hack |
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cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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chop down cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree"
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chop up,
chop hit sharply
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chop off,
lop off,
cut off remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
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ax,
axe terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"
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chop - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" |
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cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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hash chop up; "hash the potatoes"
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mince make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
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chop - strike sharply, as in some sports |
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strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
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chop - hit sharply |
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hit,
strike pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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chop - form or shape by chopping; "chop a hole in the ground" |
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create,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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chop - move suddenly |
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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