chop1
v.
(chops, chopping, chopped)
- cut with repeated sharp, heavy blows of an axe or knife.
▸strike with a short, heavy blow.
- ruthlessly abolish or reduce in size.
n.
- a downward cutting blow or movement.
- a thick slice of meat, especially pork or lamb, adjacent to and usually including a rib.
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(the chop)
Brit. informal dismissal, cancellation, or killing.
- N. Amer. crushed or ground grain used as animal feed.
- a broken motion of waves.
Phrase
- chop logic
argue in a tiresomely pedantic way.
[C16: from a dial. use of chop meaning ‘bandy words’.]
Etymology
ME: var. of chap1.
chop2
v.
(chops, chopping, chopped)
(
in phr. chop and change)
Brit. informal change one's opinions or behaviour repeatedly and abruptly.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘barter, exchange’): perh. rel. to OE cēap ‘bargaining, trade’; cf. chap- in chapman.
chop3
n.
archaic a trademark or brand of goods.
Phrase
- not much chop
Austral./NZ informal unsatisfactory.
Etymology
C19: from Hindi chāp ‘stamp, brand’.