chopped

US: (chopt)

From the verb chop: (⇒ conjugate)

chopped is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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chopped  (chopt), adj. 

1. diced, minced, or cut into small bits.
2. Automotive (of an automobile) streamlined;
   lowered.

• 1540–50

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chop¹ /tʃɑp/   v., chopped, chop•ping, n. 
v. 

1. to cut or separate (something) with quick, heavy blows, using a sharp tool like an ax: [~ + down/off + object]
   to chop down a tree. She chopped off a branch.
   [no object]
   He chopped at the tree but couldn't make a dent in it.
2. [~ (+ up) + object] to cut into smaller pieces;
   mince:
   to chop (up) celery.
3. Sport to hit with a sharp, downward stroke:
   [~ + object] He chopped the guard on the neck.

n. [countable]

4. an act or instance of chopping:
   One chop and the wood was split.
5. Food an individual cut or portion of lamb, mutton, pork, or veal, usually containing a rib:
   barbecued pork chops.
6. an area of choppy water:
   sailing in a rough chop.

chop³ /tʃɑp/   n. 

1. [countable] Usually, chops. [plural]
   • the jaw.
   • the lower part of the cheek;
     the flesh over the lower jaw.

chop⁴ /tʃɑp/   n. [countable]

1. a stamp or seal used as an identification mark, esp. in the Far East:
   He put his chop on the bank form and let us go.

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chop¹  (chop), v., chopped, chop•ping, n. 
v.t. 

1. to cut or sever with a quick, heavy blow or a series of blows, using an ax, hatchet, etc. (often fol. by down, off, etc.):
   to chop down a tree.
2. to make or prepare for use by so cutting:
   to chop logs.
3. to cut in pieces;
   mince (often fol. by up):
   to chop up an onion; to chop meat.
4. (in tennis, cricket, etc.) to hit (a ball) with a chop stroke.
5. Botany to weed and thin out (growing cotton) with a hoe.
6. Sport [Fox Hunting.] (of a hound or pack) to attack and kill (a fox that has not begun to run).

v.i. 

7. to make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, as with an ax.
8. Sport [Boxing.] to throw or deliver a short blow, esp. a downward one while in a clinch.
9. Sport (in tennis, cricket, etc.) to employ or deliver a chop stroke.
10. to go, come, or move suddenly or violently.
11. Idioms chop or cut down to size. See cut (def. 49).

n. 

12. an act or instance of chopping.
13. a cutting blow.
14. Sport [Boxing.] a short blow, esp. a downward one, executed while in a clinch.
15. a piece chopped off.
16. Food an individual cut or portion of meat, as mutton, lamb, veal, or pork, usually one containing a rib.
17. Agriculture crushed or ground grain used as animal feed.
18. a short, irregular, broken motion of waves;
    choppiness:
    There's too much chop for rowing today.
19. rough, turbulent water, as of a sea or lake.
20. See chop stroke. 

• 1350–1400; Middle English choppen; variant of chap¹

Synonyms

• 1. See cut. 

chop²  (chop), v.i., chopped, chop•ping. 

1. to turn, shift, or change suddenly:
   The wind chopped to the west.
2. to vacillate;
   change one's mind.
3. [Obs.]
   • to barter.
   • to bandy words;
     argue.
4. Idioms chop logic, to reason or dispute argumentatively;
   draw unnecessary distinctions.

• 1425–75; variant of obsolete chap barter, Middle English chappen (with vowel as in chapman), chepen, Old English cēapian to trade (derivative of cēap sale, trade; see cheap)

chop³  (chop), n. 

1. Usually, chops. the jaw.
2. Music chops:
   • the oral cavity;
     mouth.
   • Music and Dance [Slang.] the embouchure or technique necessary to play a wind instrument.
   • Music and Dance [Slang.] musical ability on any instrument, esp. in playing jazz or rock;
     technical virtuosity.
   • Music and Dance [Slang.] the music or musical part played by an instrumentalist, esp. a solo passage.
3. an entranceway, as into a body of water.
4. Time [Horol.] either of two pieces clasping the end of the suspension spring of a pendulum.
5. bust one's chops, [Slang.] to exert oneself.
6. Slang Terms bust someone's chops, to annoy with nagging or criticism:
   Stop busting my chops —I'll get the job done.
7. Idioms lick one's chops, to await with pleasure;
   anticipate;
   relish:
   He was already licking his chops over the expected inheritance.

Also, chap. 

• 1350–1400; Middle English; perh. special use of chop¹

chop⁴  (chop), n. 

1. an official stamp or seal, or a permit or clearance, esp. as formerly used in India and China.
2. a design, corresponding to a brand or trademark, stamped on goods to indicate their identity or quality.
3. the signature stamp of an artist, printmaker, etc., testifying to the authenticity of a work.
4. quality, class, or grade:
   a musician of the first chop.

• Hindi chāp impression, stamp
• 1605–15

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chop / tʃɒp/ verb (chops, chopping, chopped)

1. often followed by down or off: to cut (something) with a blow from an axe or other sharp tool
2. (transitive) to produce or make in this manner: to chop firewood
3. (transitive) often followed by up: to cut into pieces
4. (transitive) to dispense with or reduce
5. (intransitive) to move quickly or violently
6. to hit (a ball) sharply downwards
7. to punch or strike (an opponent) with a short sharp blow
8. 
   an informal word for eat

noun

1. a cutting blow
2. the act or an instance of chopping
3. a piece chopped off
4. a slice of mutton, lamb, or pork, generally including a rib
5. a share (esp in the phrase getorhop in for one's chop)
6. 
   an informal word for food
7. a competition of skill and speed in chopping logs
8. a sharp downward blow or stroke
9. not much chop ⇒ not much good; poor
10. the chop ⇒ dismissal from employment

Etymology: 16th Century: variant of chap¹

chop / tʃɒp/ verb (chops, chopping, chopped)

1. (intransitive) to change direction suddenly; vacillate (esp in the phrase chop and change)
2. to barter
3. chop logic ⇒ to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument

Etymology: Old English ceapian to barter; see cheap, chapman

chop / tʃɒp/ noun

1. a design stamped on goods as a trademark, esp in the Far East

Etymology: 17th Century: from Hindi chhāp