(chop) v. chopped, chop·ping v.t.
1. To cut or make by strokes of a sharp tool; hew.
2. To cut up in small pieces; mince.
3. To utter jerkily; cut short.
4. To make a cutting, downward stroke at (the ball), as in tennis.
—ν.i.
5. To make cutting strokes, as with an ax.
6. To interrupt abruptly, as in conversation: with in: to chop in with a remark.
7. To go, come, or move with sudden or violent motion.
—noun
1. A cut of meat, chopped off, usually containing a rib.
2. A cleft or fissure; a crack, especially in the lip.
3. The act of chopping.
4. A tool for chopping.
5. A sudden bite or snap.
6. A sudden motion of waves; also, a choppy sea.
7. In boxing, a short, sharp, downward punch.
8. In tennis or cricket, a sharp, cutting, downward stroke. [ME choppen. Related to CHAP, CHIP.]

(chop) v.t.
1. Obs. To barter; exchange.
—v.i.
2. To veer suddenly; shift, as the wind; vacillate.
3. Obs. To bargain; barter. [ME choppen. Related to CHEAP.]

(chop) noun
1. A jaw.
2. plural The jaws and the parts about the mouth.
3. plural The entrance or mouth of a harbor, channel, valley, etc.; especially, the entrance of the English Channel from the Atlantic.
—v.t.
1. To seize with the jaws; snap.
2. To utter quickly and sharply. Also spelled chap. [Var. of CHAP³]

(chop) noun
1. An official stamp or seal in India, China, etc.; hence, a clearance, passport, or permit.
2. Anglo-Indian Brand or quality.
—first chop Slang
Superior brand or quality. [<Hind. chhāp stamp]