chop
1[ chop ]
/ tʃɒp /
Save This Word!
verb (used with object), chopped, chop·ping.
verb (used without object), chopped, chop·ping.
noun
QUIZ
ALL IN FAVO(U)R OF THIS BRITISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH QUIZ
There's an ocean of difference between the way people speak English in the US vs. the UK. Are your language skills up to the task of telling the difference? Let's find out!
Question 1 of 7
True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.
Idioms about chop
chop / cut down to size. cut (def. 89).
Origin of chop
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English choppen; variant of chap1
synonym study for chop
1. See cut.
Other definitions for chop (2 of 4)
chop2
[ chop ]
/ tʃɒp /
verb (used without object), chopped, chop·ping.
to turn, shift, or change suddenly: The wind chopped to the west.
to vacillate; change one's mind.
Obsolete.
- to barter.
- to bandy words; argue.
Other definitions for chop (3 of 4)
chop3
[ chop ]
/ tʃɒp /
noun
Usually chops .Also chap.
- the jaw.
- the lower part of the cheek; the flesh over the lower jaw.
chops,
- the oral cavity; mouth.
- Slang. the embouchure or technique necessary to play a wind instrument.
- Slang. musical ability or virtuosity on any instrument, especially in playing jazz or rock.
- Slang. the music or musical part played by an instrumentalist, especially a solo passage.
- Slang. ability, talent, or skill, as in an occupation or activity: He began auditioning for roles in which he would get the chance to prove his acting chops.
an entranceway, as into a body of water.
Horology. either of two pieces clasping the end of the suspension spring of a pendulum.
Origin of chop
3First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; perhaps special use of chop1
Other definitions for chop (4 of 4)
chop4
[ chop ]
/ tʃɒp /
noun
an official stamp or seal, or a permit or clearance, especially as formerly used in India and China.
a design, corresponding to a brand or trademark, stamped on goods to indicate their identity or quality.
the signature stamp of an artist, printmaker, etc., testifying to the authenticity of a work.
quality, class, or grade: a musician of the first chop.
Origin of chop
4First recorded in 1605–15, chop is from the Hindi word chāp “impression, stamp”
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use chop in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for chop (1 of 3)
chop1
/ (tʃɒp) /
verb chops, chopping or chopped
noun
Word Origin for chop
C16: variant of chap 1
British Dictionary definitions for chop (2 of 3)
chop2
/ (tʃɒp) /
verb chops, chopping or chopped
(intr) to change direction suddenly; vacillate (esp in the phrase chop and change)
obsolete to barter
chop logic to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument
Word Origin for chop
Old English ceapian to barter; see cheap, chapman
British Dictionary definitions for chop (3 of 3)
chop3
/ (tʃɒp) /
noun
a design stamped on goods as a trademark, esp in the Far East
Word Origin for chop
C17: from Hindi chhāp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012