chop
1[ chop ]
/ tʃɒp /
verb (used with object), chopped, chop·ping.
verb (used without object), chopped, chop·ping.
noun
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Idioms for 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.
Definition 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.
Definition for chop (3 of 4)
chop3
[ chop ]
/ tʃɒp /
noun
Usually chops. the jaw.
chops,
- the oral cavity; mouth.
- Slang. the embouchure or technique necessary to play a wind instrument.
- Slang. musical ability on any instrument, especially in playing jazz or rock; technical virtuosity.
- Slang. the music or musical part played by an instrumentalist, especially a solo passage.
an entranceway, as into a body of water.
Horology. either of two pieces clasping the end of the suspension spring of a pendulum.
Also chap.
Origin of chop
3First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; perhaps special use of chop1
Definition 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”
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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
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