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")

Antonyms of adj chopped

1 sense of chopped

Sense 1
chopped, shredded, sliced -- (prepared by cutting; "sliced tomatoes"; "sliced ham"; "chopped clams"; "chopped meat"; "shredded cabbage")

INDIRECT (VIA cut) -> uncut -- (not cut)

Similarity of adj chopped

1 sense of chopped

Sense 1
chopped, shredded, sliced -- (prepared by cutting; "sliced tomatoes"; "sliced ham"; "chopped clams"; "chopped meat"; "shredded cabbage")
       => cut (vs. uncut) -- (separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists")

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