chop

chop is a 4-letter English word with 32 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, transitive/intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 32 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.
2. transitive verb. To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.
3. transitive verb. To seize or devour greedily; -- with up.
4. intransitive verb. To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.
5. intransitive verb. To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
6. intransitive verb. To interrupt; -- with in or out.
7. intransitive verb. To barter or truck.
8. intransitive verb. To exchange; substitute one thing for another.
9. intransitive verb. To purchase by way of truck.
10. intransitive verb. To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.
11. intransitive verb. To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.
12. noun. A change; a vicissitude.
13. transitive/intransitive verb. To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i.
14. noun. The act of chopping; a stroke.
15. noun. A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.
16. noun. A crack or cleft. See Chap.
17. noun. A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops.
18. noun. A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.
19. noun. The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.
20. noun. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
21. noun. A permit or clearance.
22. noun. a grounder that bounces high in the air

    Synonyms: chopper

23. noun. a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
24. noun. a jaw

    "I'll hit him on the chops"

25. noun. a small cut of meat including part of a rib
26. noun. the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

    "the boat headed into the chop"

27. verb. hit sharply
28. verb. cut with a hacking tool

    Synonyms: hack

29. verb. cut into pieces

    "Chop wood"

    "chop meat"

30. verb. strike sharply, as in some sports
31. verb. form or shape by chopping

    "chop a hole in the ground"

32. verb. move suddenly

Synonyms

chopper, hack

Common word forms

chops, chopped, chopper, chopping

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