chop

[US]/tʃɒp/
[UK]/tʃɑːp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a cut; a piece of meat with a bone; a symbol; (Internet) a shot;
vt. to cut into small pieces; to cut (slang) an unattractive person.

Phrases & Collocations

chop vegetables

chop wood

chop onions

chop meat

Example Sentences

chop a hole in the ice.

an effective chop to the back of the neck.

chop the mushrooms coarsely.

chop onions; chop up meat.

finely chop 200 g of skipjack tuna.

that veranda's not much chop in bad weather.

he swung the axe to chop down the tree.

We had to chop a way through the undergrowth.

Who’s next for the chop?

Pork chops with rice pilau.

He set the man to chop wood.

Chop the celery and add it to the salad.

He then descends to chop suey.

Come on then, chop-chop! If we don’t leave now we’ll miss the bus.

all these projects are destined for the chop .

when I'm on tour my chops go down.

It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood.

The hawk chops upon its prey.

Looking for a pork chop recipe for busy weeknights?

Real-world Examples

And I don't like that disadvantage, so...chop, chop.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

That's him pondering the pork chops?

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Smells delicious. - Mami made lamb chops.

Source: Scorpion Queen Season 1

But after all, he chopped off your leg!

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Guess who just called the burnt lamb chop?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

What do they call that, a big chop?

Source: Our Day Season 2

" My father would not have chopped your fingers" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

They see me deliver firewood myself that I chopped.

Source: Time

What happens when you're chopping that brunoise for the next six months?

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

I gonna show you how to chop perfectly and fast.

Source: Connection Magazine

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