chop

Meanings

Plural: chops

Noun

the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
- "the boat headed into the chop"
a small cut of meat including part of a rib
a jaw
- "I'll hit him on the chops"
a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
a grounder that bounces high in the air
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar implement.
A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.
Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.
A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.
Termination, especially from employment; the sack.
A woodchopping competition.
A crack or cleft; a chap.
Aircraft turbulence.
Cocaine.
A knife, especially one used as a weapon.
A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.
A jaw of an animal.
A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.
The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel.
A stamp or seal; a mark, imprint or impression on a document (or other object or material) made by stamping or sealing a design with ink or wax, respectively, or by other methods.
The device used for stamping or sealing, which also contains the design to be imprinted.
A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand.
A licence or passport that has been sealed.
A complete shipment.
An IRC channel operator.
To fly a helicopter or be flown in a helicopter.

Verb

cut into pieces
- "Chop wood"
- "chop meat"
move suddenly
form or shape by chopping
- "chop a hole in the ground"
strike sharply, as in some sports
cut with a hacking tool
hit sharply
To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
To sever with an axe or similar implement.
To separate or divide.
to give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.
To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players.
To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax.
To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
To interrupt; with in or out.
To stab.
To remove the final character from (a text string).
To manipulate or separate out a line of cocaine.
To exchange, to barter; to swap.
To chap or crack.
To vary or shift suddenly.
To twist words.
To converse, discuss, or speak with another.
To stamp or seal (a document); to mark, impress or otherwise place a design or symbol on paper or other material, usually, but not necessarily, to indicate authenticity.
To seal a licence or passport.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English choppen, chappen (“to chop”), of uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeic, or a variant of chap (“to become cracked”).
Cognate with Scots chap (“to chop”). Compare also Saterland Frisian kappe, kapje (“to hack; chop; lop off”), Dutch kappen (“to chop, cut, hew”), German Low German kappen (“to cut off; clip”), German kappen (“to cut; clip”), German dialectal chapfen, kchapfen (“to chop into small pieces”), Albanian copë (“piece, chunk”), Old English *ċippian (in forċippian (“to cut off”)). Perhaps related to chip.

Synonyms

axe, bassy, chanop, cheffer, chete, ching, chop shot, chop up, chopper, cutter, hack, jook, jooker, nank, op, pink slip, poker, pokey, rambo, sack, shank, splash, splasher, ying

Scrabble Score: 11

chop is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chop is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chop is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

chop is a valid Words With Friends word