Definition of chop

• v. t. - To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.
• v. t. - To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.
• v. t. - To seize or devour greedily; -- with up.
• v. i. - To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.
• v. i. - To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
• v. i. - To interrupt; -- with in or out.
• v. i. - To barter or truck.
• v. i. - To exchange; substitute one thing for another.
• v. i. - To purchase by way of truck.
• v. i. - To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.
• v. i. - To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.
• n. - A change; a vicissitude.
• v. t. & i. - To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i.
• n. - The act of chopping; a stroke.
• n. - A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.
• n. - A crack or cleft. See Chap.
• n. - A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops.
• n. - A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.
• n. - The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.
• n. - Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
• n. - A permit or clearance.