| VERB | contact | chop, chop up | cut into pieces |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | chop | move suddenly | |
| creation | chop | form or shape by chopping | |
| contact | chop | strike sharply, as in some sports | |
| contact | chop, hack | cut with a hacking tool | |
| competition | chop | hit sharply | |
| NOUN | phenomenon | chop | the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide) |
| food | chop | a small cut of meat including part of a rib | |
| body | chop | a jaw | |
| act | chop, chop shot | a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball | |
| act | chop, chopper | a grounder that bounces high in the air |
| Sounds | chaa'p | |
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| Rhymes | Aesop ... workshop: 48 rhymes with aap... | |
| Meaning | The irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide). | |
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| Example | "the boat headed into the chop" | |
| Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
| Adjectives | choppy | rough with small waves |
| Meaning | A small cut of meat including part of a rib. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | lamb chop, lamb-chop, lambchop | chop cut from a lamb |
| mutton chop | chop cut from a mature sheep | |
| porkchop | chop cut from a hog | |
| Broader | cut, cut of meat | A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass |
| Spanish | chuleta | |
| Catalan | costella | |
| Verbs | chop | cut into pieces |
| Meaning | A jaw. | |
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| Example | "I'll hit him on the chops" | |
| Broader | jaw | The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth |
| Spanish | cara, mandíbula, quijada | |
| Meaning | A tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | chop shot | |
| Broader | return | A tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player |
| Verbs | chop | strike sharply, as in some sports |
| Meaning | A grounder that bounces high in the air. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | chopper | |
| Broader | grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
| Meaning | cut into pieces. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The chefs chop the vegetables | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | chop up | |
| Narrower | hash | chop up |
| mince | cut into small pieces | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | cortar, picar, tajar | |
| Nouns | chop | a small cut of meat including part of a rib |
| chopper | a butcher's knife having a large square blade | |
| chopper | informal terms for a human 'tooth' | |
| Meaning | Move suddenly. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Meaning | Form or shape by chopping. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "chop a hole in the ground" | |
| Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
| Meaning | strike sharply, as in some sports. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| Nouns | chop | a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball |
| chopper | a grounder that bounces high in the air | |
| Meaning | cut with a hacking tool. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The chefs chop the vegetables | |
| Synonym | hack | |
| Entailed by | pick, break up | attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example |
| Narrower | axe, ax | chop or split with an ax |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| See also | chop down | cut down |
| chop off | remove by or as if by cutting | |
| chop up | cut into pieces | |
| Spanish | cortar, despedazar, picar, rajar, tajar, trocear | |
| Catalan | estellar, picar, picolar, tallar | |
| Nouns | chopper | a butcher's knife having a large square blade |
| chopper | informal terms for a human 'tooth' | |
| Meaning | hit sharply. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target |
| Spanish | pegar, tajar | |
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