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The Britannica Dictionary chop 9 ENTRIES FOUND:

• chop (verb)
• chop (noun)
• chop–chop (interjection)
• chopped liver (noun)
• chopping block (noun)
• chopping board (noun)
• chops (noun)
• chop house (noun)
• chop suey (noun)

1 chop /ˈtʃɑːp/ verb chops; chopped; chopping 1 chop /ˈtʃɑːp/ verb chops; chopped; chopping Britannica Dictionary definition of CHOP [+ object] : to cut (something) into pieces by hitting it with the sharp edge of an ax, knife, etc.

• She's in the kitchen chopping vegetables.
• They chopped wood for the fireplace.

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• They intend to chop [=lower] prices for the sale.
• Our budget was chopped [=cut] in half. [=it is now half of what it was]

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chop and change

British, informal : to keep changing your mind, your way of doing something, etc.

• You have to make a decision and stick with it. You can't chop and change all the time.

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chop down

[phrasal verb] chop (something) down or chop down (something) : to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground

• He chopped the tree down.
• She chopped down some thick grape vines.

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chop off

[phrasal verb] chop (something) off or chop off (something) : to remove (something) by cutting

• She'd had her ponytail chopped off.
• He used his knife to chop off a hunk of bread.

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chop up

[phrasal verb] chop (something) up or chop up (something) : to cut (something) into small pieces

• She chopped up the nuts and added them to the cookie dough.

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— chopped

adjective

• two cups of chopped onions

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 chop /ˈtʃɑːp/ noun plural chops 2 chop /ˈtʃɑːp/ noun plural chops Britannica Dictionary definition of CHOP [count] 1 : a small piece of meat that usually includes a bone from an animal's side

• lamb/pork chops

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 a : the act of hitting something with the sharp edge of an ax, knife, etc.

• He cut off the branch with a single chop.

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• He broke the boards with a karate chop.

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for the chop

British, informal — used to say that someone is going to lose a job or that something is being stopped or canceled

• More than 100 jobs are for the chop. [=are going/likely to be eliminated]
• social programs that are for the chop [=(US) on the chopping block]

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get the chop

British, informal : to lose your job

• The employees with less experience got the chop. [=were fired; got the ax]

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give (someone) the chop

British, informal : to take someone's job away

• His boss gave him the chop. [=his boss fired him; his boss gave him the ax]

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