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chop

1. chop \'cha:p\ vb or chopped;  or chop.ping [ME chappen, choppen - more 
   at CHAP] 1a: to sever by usu. repeated blows of a sharp instrument  1b: to 
   cut into pieces : MINCE  2: to strike (a ball) with a short quick downward 
   stroke  1: to make a quick stroke or repeated strokes with a sharp 
   instrument (as  an ax) archaic  2: to move or act suddenly or violently 
2. chop n 1a: a forceful usu. slanting blow with or as if with an ax or 
   cleaver  1b: a sharp downward blow or stroke  2: a small cut of meat often 
   including a part of a rib  3: a mark made by or as if by chopping  4: 
   material that has been chopped up  5a: a short abrupt motion  5b: a stretch 
   of choppy sea 
3. chop vi or chopped;  or chop.ping [ME chappen, choppen to barter, fr. OE 
   ce-apian - more a]t CHEAP 1: to change direction  2: to veer with or as if 
   with the wind  : to argue with sophistical reasoning and minute 
   distinctions  - chop logic 
4. chop n [Hindi cha-p stamp] 1a: a seal or official stamp or its 
   impression  1b: a license validated by a seal  2a: a mark on goods or coins 
   to indicate nature or quality  2b: a kind, brand, or lot of goods bearing 
   the same chop  2c: QUALITY, GRADE