Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chop

5 senses of chop

Sense 1
chop -- (the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat headed into the chop")
       => physical phenomenon -- (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)

Sense 2
chop -- (a small cut of meat including part of a rib)
       => cut, cut of meat -- (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)

Sense 3
chop -- (a jaw; "I'll hit him on the chops")
       => jaw -- (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)

Sense 4
chop, chop shot -- (a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball)
       => return -- (a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return")

Sense 5
chop, chopper -- (a grounder that bounces high in the air)
       => grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper -- ((baseball) a hit that travels along the ground)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chop

6 senses of chop

Sense 1
chop, chop up -- (cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat")
       => cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")

Sense 2
chop -- (move suddenly)
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 3
chop -- (form or shape by chopping; "chop a hole in the ground")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")

Sense 4
chop -- (strike sharply, as in some sports)
       => strike -- (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead")

Sense 5
chop, hack -- (cut with a hacking tool)
       => cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")
          Phrasal Verb-> chop down#1; chop up#1; chop off#1

Sense 6
chop -- (hit sharply)
       => strike, hit -- (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2")