Chop | Meaning Of Chop - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 chop From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchopchop1 /tʃɒp $ tʃɑːp/ ●●● S3 verb (chopped, chopping) [transitive]    1 CUT something (also chop up)CUT to cut something into smaller pieces  He went outside to chop some more wood for the fire.  Can you chop up some carrots for me?  Add two finely chopped onions and a clove of garlic.chop something into pieces/chunks etc  Chop the meat into small cubes.► see thesaurus at cut2 REDUCE something informalREDUCE to reduce an amount of money by a large amount  He suddenly found that his income had been chopped in half. 3 → chop and change → chop at something → chop something ↔ down → chop something ↔ off→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuschop• The first day the lad chopped down ten large trees entirely by himself.• Over 200,000 jobs were chopped from the payrolls in November.• You're standing on a high cliff, chopped off and adumbrated by the heaving green of the sea.• Firms with shorter names like Boeing do not get chopped off.• I think my mother chopped the nuts a little finer.• As soon attempt to slice water with a sword, or chop up the sea.• He actually chops wood and aids an old woman. finely chopped• Salt and freshly ground black pepper. 1/4 lemon, very finely chopped.• Fresh mint is also good finely chopped and sprinkled over buttery new potatoes or peas.• A summery variation is to add finely chopped cress.• A little finely chopped fresh coriander may also be added for colour.• Mix with the finely chopped shallots, tarragon and parsley.• Fill each half with a finely chopped tomato. Related topics: Food, dishchopchop2 noun [countable]    1 MEATDFFa small piece of meat on a bone, usually cut from a sheep or pig → steak  a grilled pork/lamb chop2 → the chop3 WITH YOUR HANDHITa hard downward movement that you make with your hand  a karate chop4 WITH A TOOLHITthe act of hitting something with a sharp tool in order to cut it  With one last chop he split the log in two.5 → chops6 → the chopsExamples from the Corpuschop• Often I could only afford a small steak and kidney pie and I'd give it to him, or a chop.• He cut slowly into his chop.• I collapse over my lamb chops and have to be put to bed.• Faith has asked for two high quality lamb chops and steak.• Lamb chops were both nourishing and cheap.• That is why some people adore eating spiders and grubs, whilst others would throw up if fed a pork chop.• I ordered a double pork chop.• pork chops and applesauceOrigin chop1 (1300-1400) Perhaps from chap; → CHAPPED Quizzes Quizzes

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Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	chop
he, she, it	chops
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	chopped
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have chopped
he, she, it	has chopped
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had chopped
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will chop
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have chopped
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am chopping
he, she, it	is chopping
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you, we, they	are chopping
Past
I, he, she, it	was chopping
you, we, they	were chopping
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been chopping
he, she, it	has been chopping
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been chopping
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be chopping
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been chopping
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