chop

noun countable

UK /tʃɒp/

Word Forms

singular	chop
plural	chops

1
a small piece of meat with a bone in it, usually from a sheep or a pig
lamb/pork chops:
We had pork chops for dinner last night.
Synonyms and related words
Joints and cuts of meat
a rack of lamb/pork
beefsteak
braising steak
2
an act of hitting someone or something hard with the side of your hand
a karate chop:
She gave him a karate chop to the neck.
Synonyms and related words
A hit with the hand or a weapon
a clip round the ear/earhole
backhander
bang
1. 2a
  an act of hitting something with a tool
  Synonyms and related words
  Cutting, cuts and relating to cutting
  chop
  chop
  clip

phrases

be for the chop

get/be given the chop

chop

noun countable

US /tʃɑp/

Word Forms

singular	chop
plural	chops

1
a small piece of meat with a bone in it, usually from a sheep or a pig
lamb/pork chops:
We had pork chops for dinner last night.
Synonyms and related words
Joints and cuts of meat
a rack of lamb/ribs
beefsteak
braising steak
2
an act of hitting someone or something hard with the side of your hand
a karate chop:
She gave him a karate chop to the neck.
Synonyms and related words
A hit with the hand or a weapon
backhander
blow
bonk
1. 2a
  an act of hitting something with a tool
  Synonyms and related words
  Cutting, cuts and relating to cutting
  chop
  chop
  clip

phrases

be for the chop

get/be given the chop

chop

verb

UK /tʃɒp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	chop
he/she/it	chops
present participle	chopping
past tense	chopped
past participle	chopped

1

chop
or
chop up
transitive to cut something such as food or wood into pieces
Finely chop the cabbage and cook it in boiling salted water.
Next, add the chopped onions.
Don’t chop any more wood; we’ve got enough.
chop something into something:
Chop the meat into small cubes.
Synonyms and related words
Cutting, cuts and relating to cutting
chop
chop
clip
1. 1a
  to cut something roughly using a tool
  chop through:
  Use a spade to chop through the smaller roots.
  They had to chop their way through the undergrowth.
  Synonyms and related words
  To use a tool
  card
  chase
  chip away
2
transitive informalto reduce an amount
Our grant from the government has been chopped by 20 per cent this year.
Synonyms and related words
To reduce something
cut back
cut down
reduce
3
intransitive/transitive to hit someone or something hard with the side of your hand
Synonyms and related words
To hit a person
hit
smack
bludgeon
Synonyms and related words
To hit an object
punch
thump
knock

phrases

chop and change

phrasal verbs

chop down

chop off

chop up

chop

verb

US /tʃɑp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	chop
he/she/it	chops
present participle	chopping
past tense	chopped
past participle	chopped

1

chop
or
chop up
transitive to cut something such as food or wood into pieces
Finely chop the cabbage and cook it in boiling salted water.
Next, add the chopped onions.
Don’t chop any more wood; we have enough.
chop something into something:
Chop the meat into small cubes.
Synonyms and related words
Cutting, cuts and relating to cutting
chop
chop
clip
1. 1a
  to cut something roughly using a tool
  chop through:
  Use a spade to chop through the smaller roots.
  They had to chop their way through the undergrowth.
  Synonyms and related words
  To use a tool
  card
  chase
  chip away
2
intransitive/transitive to hit someone or something hard with the side of your hand
Synonyms and related words
To hit a person
hit
beat
smack
Synonyms and related words
To hit an object
hit
punch
strike
3
transitive informalto reduce an amount
Our grant from the government has been chopped by 20 percent this year.
Synonyms and related words
To reduce something
cut back
reduce
shrivel

phrases

chop and change

phrasal verbs

chop down

chop off

chop up

chop

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chop

chop up

chop ​‌‌

chop

chop up

chop

chop