chop in Marathi मराठी
chop in Sindhi سنڌي
chop in English
- chop⇄chop (1), verb, chopped,chopping,noun.
- chop⇄chop (2), noun, verb, chopped,chopping.
- chop⇄chop (3), verb, chopped,chopping.
- chop⇄chop (4), noun.
1. formerly in India, China, etc.:
a. an official stamp, seal, license, or permit.
b. a ship's port clearance, called a ?grand chop.
2. (in the former China trade) a brand on goods to indicate quality or nature, - chop⇄expr. chop and change, to change one's tactics or ways; make frequent changes; change about.
Ex. We hope he knows his own mind this time, and does not intend chopping and changing about again. - chop⇄expr. chop logic. See under logic.
- chop⇄expr. chops,
a. the jaws or cheeks.
Ex. The cat is licking the milk off her chops. His cheekbones and his chops are shattered (Bayard Taylor).
b. the jaws and intervening space; the cavity of the mouth.
Ex. ... the nut stowed aw - chop⇄expr. first (or second, etc.) chop, (Anglo-Indian and Informal.) first (or second, etc.) rate, position, quality, or the like.
Ex. He thinks himself a gentleman of the first chop (Margaret Bell). - chop⇄expr. lick one's chops over, (Slang.) to relish or delight in the prospect of (something), as one licking his mouth in anticipation of food; gloat over (something) with anticipation.
Ex. Democrats are licking their chops over [Republican] proposals - chop⇄noun jaw.
- chop⇄noun 1a. a cutting blow or stroke.
Ex. He felled the little tree with one chop of his ax.
b. an act of chopping.
c. (Boxing.) a sharp downward blow.
2a. a piece chopped off; slice.
b. a slice of meat, especially of lamb, - chop⇄v.i. 1a. to change suddenly; shift quickly; veer.
Ex. The wind chopped around from west to north. Watch the sails now the wind is chopping.
b. (Figurative.) to turn with, or like, the wind.
2. to give in exchange:
a. to answer - chop⇄v.i. 1a. to make a blow or a series of blows with an ax or similar implement.
Ex. We need a block to chop on.
b. to make quick, short movements; jerk.
2a. (Tennis, Baseball, Cricket, etc.) to swing or hit with a downward stroke.chop⇄v.t. (Dialect.) to barter.chop⇄v.t. 1. to take into the chops and eat; snap up.
2. (Figurative.) to swallow or bolt (words) in hurried reading or speaking.chop⇄v.t. 1a. to cut by hitting with something sharp.
Ex. You can chop wood with an ax.
b. to make by cutting.
Ex. to chop a pile of kindling. The explorer chopped his way through the underbrush.
2. to cut into small pieces; mince.