chop
/t͡ʃɑp/noun, verb1 syllable
Chop means: a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball.
Synonyms for chop6
noun, as in a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
noun, as in a grounder that bounces high in the air
verb, as in cut into pieces with repeated blows
verb, as in cut with a hacking tool
What does chop mean?11
noun
a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
a grounder that bounces high in the air
the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)“the boat headed into the chop”
a small cut of meat including part of a rib
a jaw“I'll hit him on the chops”
verb
cut into pieces with repeated blows“Chop wood”
cut with a hacking tool
move suddenly
form or shape by chopping“chop a hole in the ground”
strike sharply, as in some sports
hit sharply
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with chop?16
Chop in a sentence
- You both chop wood every day, don't you?CK
- All three of you chop wood every day, don't you?CK
- I had to get the axes to chop the wood.ulyssemc1
- He was getting ready to chop the tree down.Conjuice
- We still have to turn the hay and chop wood.human600
- Let me show you how to chop onions without crying.CK
- It still costs energy to chop it off.LeviHighway
- What's the best way to chop an onion?Hybrid
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Forms of chop
as a noun
- plural
- chops
as a verb
- past tense
- chopped
- present participle
- chopping
- third-person singular
- chops
- past participle
- chopped